It's the difference between HS football and college football (I was a college athlete). The sheer speed difference between the two isn't something you can full

It's the difference between HS football and college football (I was a college athlete). The sheer speed difference between the two isn't something you can fully communicate to even a spectator, much less a complete layman, but it's there. professional football is going to take it up another notch. I once had a HS player tell me the state champions could beat many of the college teams in the state and I laughed my ass off. I'm sure you could find a college team that would lose to them, but in general? The speed difference is too great, the HS team would flat out not be prepared for it. And it's the same with intellectual pursuits. There's a world of difference between being the best chess player in your HS and being the best chess player in your state (and even more of a difference if you consider the US). But you know, for those who are amazing at one thing they sacrificed being decent or good at almost everything else. I can't find the video, but someone once asked Feynman why he started painting once he got older. His response is that he went very deep into physics and math and became great at it, but he did so by sacrificing almost everything else. Paint was his attempt to learn something outside of his wheelhouse.