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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But your idea about "mindfulness" is similarly to what I just posted on the mental part of it all. That's maybe the biggest wild card.
The mental game is an interesting point. There are some athletes who refuse to lose. I saw a trailer for the Michael Phelps/Ian Crocker rivalry movie, and both Phelps' dad and grandmother raved about how Phelps hates to lose. You can tell, by watching him swim, that he really has the mental will to win. He's the whole package, in my opinion.
But your idea about "mindfulness" is similarly to what I just posted on the mental part of it all. That's maybe the biggest wild card.
The mental game is an interesting point. There are some athletes who refuse to lose. I saw a trailer for the Michael Phelps/Ian Crocker rivalry movie, and both Phelps' dad and grandmother raved about how Phelps hates to lose. You can tell, by watching him swim, that he really has the mental will to win. He's the whole package, in my opinion.
