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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  • How are we measuring success here? Are we looking at the Michael Phelps' of the world or Joe(anna) Masters-Swimmer. There are plenty of the latter around who've been blessed with large bellies, reconstructed knees, shoulders that just don't have the rotation necessary for that perfect freestyle; maybe we "just don't have the body for swimming" or a tough case of inathleticism. I have seen too many of these folks come to the pool for the first time, or after a long layoff or injury. One of my favorite things about USMS is that we get to witness these successes almost every time I go to a meet.
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  • How are we measuring success here? Are we looking at the Michael Phelps' of the world or Joe(anna) Masters-Swimmer. There are plenty of the latter around who've been blessed with large bellies, reconstructed knees, shoulders that just don't have the rotation necessary for that perfect freestyle; maybe we "just don't have the body for swimming" or a tough case of inathleticism. I have seen too many of these folks come to the pool for the first time, or after a long layoff or injury. One of my favorite things about USMS is that we get to witness these successes almost every time I go to a meet.
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