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You have a point, you need to be intelligent and have good characters- stamina, devotion, punctuality etc. A figure skater might not be intelligent in the comm

• Blikkentrekker 6y ago
  > You have a point, you need to be intelligent and have good characters- stamina, devotion, punctuality etc. Not even that in many cases. Some men are famous for being famous that have none of that but were at the right place at the right time. > A figure skater might not be intelligent in the common sense, she wouldn't know a lot about world economics or physics, but I think she would definitely be life smart. Or perhaps simply have fine motor control, balance and generally high aptitude for figure skating? And I do think you underestimate how often success is either the product of being born into it, or a simple fluke as it so often is with celebrities. Jennifer Lawrence apparently never even followed any acting lessons but entirely coïncidentally discovered that he had quite the talent for acting and fame, and the monetary benefits thereof, came entirely as a fluke.