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Originally Posted by Scholesy
The Chief is a legend. FACT.
He seems to be the only one who agrees with me, talent is limited. You cant become better than youre made to be.
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Right, I don't think anyone would disagree that natural talent imposes an upper limit. Now, how do you find out what that upper limit is?
Let's take two examples. Player A, let's call him Alf, and player B, let's call him Titus Bramble. They're both apprentices up to the age of 16.
After that, Alf trains hard every day, while Bramble is locked in a large picnic hamper for the next five years. Then he's let out, trains for a few weeks to get match-fit, and is put in the same team as Alf. Which do you reckon would play better? Do you think Alf's five extra years of practice, experience and working to both improve and compensate for the weaknesses in his game might have made him better than Bramble?