Is natural talent largely irrelevant to great success? Or is it "you've either got it or you don't"?
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I would only add that hard work should also be smart work. Even if you have that more than a smidge of natural talent, hard work with poor application of technique, or overwork with no recognition of physiological realities can ruin a 'talented' swimmer, just as surely as one with lesser talents can surpass them by training hard and smart.
I would only add that hard work should also be smart work. Even if you have that more than a smidge of natural talent, hard work with poor application of technique, or overwork with no recognition of physiological realities can ruin a 'talented' swimmer, just as surely as one with lesser talents can surpass them by training hard and smart.
