Is there really any doubt that the world's best athletes are both extremely talented and very dedicated?
A very common trait shared by athletes like Rice, Phelps, Armstrong, and Jordan is that they are extraordinarily competitive and driven. (To say Jordan didn't work hard is absurd...you can always tell the NBA slackers by their poor defense and one-dimensionality.)
You can't say that it is talent and ONLY talent, because there are undoubtedly great talents out there who just didn't have the drive to push themselves to the highest levels. Likewise, there are a lot of extremely hard workers out there who just don't have the genetic material to make it to the very top.
Is there really any doubt that the world's best athletes are both extremely talented and very dedicated?
A very common trait shared by athletes like Rice, Phelps, Armstrong, and Jordan is that they are extraordinarily competitive and driven. (To say Jordan didn't work hard is absurd...you can always tell the NBA slackers by their poor defense and one-dimensionality.)
You can't say that it is talent and ONLY talent, because there are undoubtedly great talents out there who just didn't have the drive to push themselves to the highest levels. Likewise, there are a lot of extremely hard workers out there who just don't have the genetic material to make it to the very top.
