Agreed with your sentiment. What makes Fricken say his friend is a "natural athlete"? Is it just because Fricken did not see his friend practice athletic activi

Agreed with your sentiment. What makes Fricken say his friend is a "natural athlete"? Is it just because Fricken did not see his friend practice athletic activities since being very young, or did Fricken's friend really excel at athletics without any practice? There are a lot of examples of athletes crossing over from one sport to another, because their prior sport's skills transfer well. I wouldn't say they are a "natural" at the new sport.