@7 Ha!
Decades ago I taught my junior military officers to not just admire a great leader, martial artist, or composer, but to see who they learned from.
Bruce Lee learned from-- amongst others-- Dan Inosanto and he studied the exercises and techniques of the greatest wrestler of all time, Gama.
Napoleon learned from Frederick the Great.
Beethoven learned from Joseph Haydn and Antonio Salieri.
Shakespeare learned from-- then surpassed his rival-- Christopher Marlowe.
"Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!"
Now we have Michelle Obama.
12C/53F here today.