My daughter asked Janet once why she thought she performed better than anyone else. Janet said she just worked harder. I think that saying swimmers have "talent" just discounts all the work they do.
Or you could view what Evan's said (if she said it) as an insult to swimmers who work really really hard and don't make the Olympics ( I don't actuall view it that harshly).
(Besides, she got slower. Did she quit working hard?)
Everyone knows it takes both. One you are born with the other one is a choice. Some are born with the talent but don't make the choice to do something with it. Some are born without talent but make the choice to try and squeeze everything out of what they got.
My daughter asked Janet once why she thought she performed better than anyone else. Janet said she just worked harder. I think that saying swimmers have "talent" just discounts all the work they do.
Or you could view what Evan's said (if she said it) as an insult to swimmers who work really really hard and don't make the Olympics ( I don't actuall view it that harshly).
(Besides, she got slower. Did she quit working hard?)
Everyone knows it takes both. One you are born with the other one is a choice. Some are born with the talent but don't make the choice to do something with it. Some are born without talent but make the choice to try and squeeze everything out of what they got.
