In order to be a winner you need a combination of many things, ("and" and not "or")
To make all the things affective, it helps if you have a competitive character ,
Now double that by 2
There are 2 sailors on the boat.
You can never depend on luck, all though it can determine every thing in a very annoying/pleasing way.
How ever, most of the time:
"Luck Favors the Prepared Mind" Louis Pasteur