In any environment there are good times and bad times, free play and unsatisfying loss. You need to be alert when you reach your peak, because the turning point of the downhill is just ahead. Be humble and congenial, or at least pretend to be emotionally stable. Don't be complacent because of prosperity, don't be decadent because of adversity, because any performance in this environment is you. You don't have to be born backwards. Just be yourself and chase your goals.