Only idiots take that saying literally/verbatim. It just summarizes the FACT that talent/skill/desire WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY override equipment. Years ago a friend of mine was headed to a pretty big regional event and his cue(runde Schon. he did finally get it back btw) got stolen the night before he left. With a BORROWED sneaky he'd never hit a ball with he went and came in second. Folks having a nice wand is great but its importance is often grossly overrated. NO ONE on here will ever play even remotely like Fedor regardless of what cue/shaft/tip/chalk/glove you use.