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
    Actually I think talent is one of those unfortunate words that ten people can use and mean ten different things. Is being 6'6" a "talent"? Is having a lot of fast-twitch muscles a "talent"? Is being hard-working a "talent"? I think the question is what attributes help one excell at swimming and which of those are mutable and which are immutable?
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Actually I think talent is one of those unfortunate words that ten people can use and mean ten different things. Is being 6'6" a "talent"? Is having a lot of fast-twitch muscles a "talent"? Is being hard-working a "talent"? I think the question is what attributes help one excell at swimming and which of those are mutable and which are immutable?
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