Chénggōng de shíjiànzhě wǎngwǎng shì shībài de yánjiūzhě.
Successful practitioners are often unsuccessful researchers.
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实践者 emphasizes someone doing the work — opposed to 理论家 lǐlùnjiā (theorist). Common in management, education, and martial-arts contexts where people contrast "doers" with "thinkers".