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I can't find the link now, but someone (This American Life or somesuch) published a great analysis of how the top people in every sport have inherent (non-contr
by srtjstjsj 11y ago
I can't find the link now, but someone (This American Life or somesuch) published a great analysis of how the top people in every sport have inherent (non-controllable) physical characteristics that give them an edge in their sport.
Michael Phelps has a bizarre chest-to-leg ratio, which is excellent for swimming. He could never be a top tennis player even if he dedicated his life to it. Serena Williams would never be a top swimmer.
- balabaster 11y agoBy popular opinion, bees shouldn't be able to fly... yet they do. There are many great examples of people doing the improbable [often mischaracterized as the impossible] because they put in more effort than anyone else deemed worthwhile, because they had a vision that nobody else could see... because they had a dream - and changed the entire landscape in front of our eyes, despite nobody else dreaming that was possible. You can't say for sure that Phelps could never have been a top tennis player if that had been his passion.