26. The Man Who Kept His Eye on the Ball

Today we are looking forward to the postwar era from which undoubtedly will come many new developments.

But I do not believe we should let our thinking become influenced too much by over-optimism. Hyatt did not change his course into anyone of the side channels, the bearings, the celluloid, the photographic films or motion pictures. "He kept his eye on the ball" - in this case the billiard ball. And one thing that the experiences of Hyatt can teach us is that opportunities are almost completely controlled by the determination of the man - and not by his surroundings or the things with which he has to work. ●



Short Stories of Science and Invention A Collection of Radio Talks by Charles F. Kettering INDEX		*26. The Man Who Kept His Eye on the Ball* Today we are looking forward to the postwar era from which undoubtedly will come many new developments. But I do not believe we should let our thinking become influenced too much by over-optimism. Hyatt did not change his course into anyone of the side channels, the bearings, the celluloid, the photographic films or motion pictures. "He kept his eye on the ball" - in this case the billiard ball. And one thing that the experiences of Hyatt can teach us is that opportunities are almost completely controlled by the determination of the man - and not by his surroundings or the things with which he has to work. ●