Rav Ariav Ozer Shlita asked Rav Shlomo Fischer ztz"l how to become a Talmid Chochom.
He answered: "A Talmid Chochom? First you have to know every Reb Elchonon [the real one from Baranovitch. Not the fake one from the West Side] and every Kehillos Yaacov. Then we can talk about how to become a Talmid Chochom".