Perhaps the role of "talent" is not so much that it directly contributes to ability, but rather that it makes it that much more likely that you will accumulate

Perhaps the role of "talent" is not so much that it directly contributes to ability, but rather that it makes it that much more likely that you will accumulate 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. After all, if you don't feel like you're good at something, why would you devote so much time to it?