You need to put yourself in a position to be lucky.

I called my son, Josh during his first semester at collage to wish him luck on his final exams. His response was, "there is no such thing as luck. It's all hard work. " [...] the harder you work the luckier you get. His mantra was a stark reminder that you need to put yourself in a position to be lucky. Even if there is low probability of success and a tremendous amount of competition, you can maximize you r chances by being well prepared physically, intellectually, and emotionally.