According to Seneca, the Roman philosopher who coined the above observation, we manifest our own luck. Luck does not happen to us. What is perceived as luck is actually a direct result of our being prepared prior to the opportunity that arises and presents itself to us.
“Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything.”
— Noriyuki “Pat” Morita as Mr. Miyagi as Ralph Macchio as Daniel Laruso looks on in The Karate Kid, 1984. The film was written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen.