Is talent irrelevant for great success?

Is natural talent largely irrelevant to great success? Or is it "you've either got it or you don't"? Check out this article at biz.yahoo.com/.../great_1.html called "What It Takes To Be Great."
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    I was one of those that you described in your post...but I want to politley disagree. When swimming fast and hard... any stroke flaws can put the water brakes on pretty quickly. Maintaining a clean stoke and body posture in the water is important even if it's done at a slow pace. From personal experience...my muscles always got too tight for any distance over 150 yards to really compete in longer events. I secretly envied the 200 swimmers. But honestly...nothing feels better than thundering down the lanes like a hydroplane. ;)
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    I was one of those that you described in your post...but I want to politley disagree. When swimming fast and hard... any stroke flaws can put the water brakes on pretty quickly. Maintaining a clean stoke and body posture in the water is important even if it's done at a slow pace. From personal experience...my muscles always got too tight for any distance over 150 yards to really compete in longer events. I secretly envied the 200 swimmers. But honestly...nothing feels better than thundering down the lanes like a hydroplane. ;)
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