> If we all started playing basketball at age 7 and all went to the same number of practices, by 18 there are just massive, massive differences between differen

> If we all started playing basketball at age 7 and all went to the same number of practices, by 18 there are just massive, massive differences between different players. It may be explained by a dedication to a learning, by general abilities to learn, by nutrition, by inborn muscles properties (type I or type II), and probably by a dozen of other factors. I mean, what you'd said doesn't imply that differences in ability to play basketball are due to an amount of inborn athleticism received.