It's not either/or, it's both. They were gifted, but they also had the time, money and motivation to work on their skills and hone their craft. It's not by coin

It's not either/or, it's both. They were gifted, but they also had the time, money and motivation to work on their skills and hone their craft. It's not by coincidence that in literally every community that talks about how to level up their skills, the first response is always "practice practice practice".