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There are still plenty of fields where you can start late in life and not come from wealth but still be the best in the world. It's only the most popular and re

There are still plenty of fields where you can start late in life and not come from wealth but still be the best in the world. It's only the most popular and rewarding fields that require a life optimized to be the best to actually be the best.

astura 8y ago
>There are still plenty of fields where you can start late in life and not come from wealth but still be the best in the world. Such as?
- badpun 8y ago
  Stuff from Guiness World Records?
- wufufufu 8y ago
  https://www.quora.com/What-are-examples-of-some-world-class-athletes-who-started-the-sport-quite-late-in-their-lives https://www.quora.com/What-are-examples-of-some-world-class-...
  - falcolas 8y ago
    It's entertaining to note that many of the "late in life" switches were still in their teens.
  - astura 8y ago
    What? 1) Quora is a garbage site 2) All those examples minus one (which I'll get to) people started before the age of 22. That's not "late in life." 4) The example of the person who started running marathons at 84 has broken records "for his age group." Big deal, there's like, what, less than ~5 people in their 80s running marathons in the world? 5) Just because a few people can do it (and that hasn't even been demonstrated) doesn't mean everyone can with a little work.
    - wufufufu 8y ago
      1) Lol. Not really relevant. 2) 22 is late for athletic careers. 4) You skipped 3? Ok... so you want 80 year olds who just started marathon running to beat everyone aged 20-30 in their athletic prime? That's actually pretty impressive since those other 80 year olds have probably been running marathons their whole life. 5) I agree. It takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice, and few people are willing to do that. Are you upset that only 10% of people can be the top 10% and that the distinguishing factor is often how hard they work? You should also look at it this way: For most things, you don't need to be the absolute best in the world, nor is there a way to measure who is the best in the world. Who is the best in the world at software engineering?
- extragood 8y ago
  Not exactly what you were looking for likely, but Tim Ferriss (author of the 4 hour work week) became the national champion in Sanshou kickboxing, with almost no experience. He exploited loopholes that other competitors hadn't considered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ferriss#personal_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ferriss#personal_life

astura 8y ago

>There are still plenty of fields where you can start late in life and not come from wealth but still be the best in the world. Such as?

badpun 8y ago
Stuff from Guiness World Records?
wufufufu 8y ago
https://www.quora.com/What-are-examples-of-some-world-class-athletes-who-started-the-sport-quite-late-in-their-lives https://www.quora.com/What-are-examples-of-some-world-class-...
- falcolas 8y ago
  It's entertaining to note that many of the "late in life" switches were still in their teens.
- astura 8y ago
  What? 1) Quora is a garbage site 2) All those examples minus one (which I'll get to) people started before the age of 22. That's not "late in life." 4) The example of the person who started running marathons at 84 has broken records "for his age group." Big deal, there's like, what, less than ~5 people in their 80s running marathons in the world? 5) Just because a few people can do it (and that hasn't even been demonstrated) doesn't mean everyone can with a little work.
  - wufufufu 8y ago
    1) Lol. Not really relevant. 2) 22 is late for athletic careers. 4) You skipped 3? Ok... so you want 80 year olds who just started marathon running to beat everyone aged 20-30 in their athletic prime? That's actually pretty impressive since those other 80 year olds have probably been running marathons their whole life. 5) I agree. It takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice, and few people are willing to do that. Are you upset that only 10% of people can be the top 10% and that the distinguishing factor is often how hard they work? You should also look at it this way: For most things, you don't need to be the absolute best in the world, nor is there a way to measure who is the best in the world. Who is the best in the world at software engineering?
extragood 8y ago
Not exactly what you were looking for likely, but Tim Ferriss (author of the 4 hour work week) became the national champion in Sanshou kickboxing, with almost no experience. He exploited loopholes that other competitors hadn't considered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ferriss#personal_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ferriss#personal_life