By: J
Sounds a little like that Freakonomics book. Although, you have to figure most major athletes are practicing about the same amount with full-time coaches and some players are still just plain better...
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With athletes in certain sports those at the top may indeed devote the hours but I remember reading that max VO2 (Oxygen) uptake is highest in the best athletes. So for some top athletes it is genetic.
View ArticleBy: Mundo
Excellent article. The “deliberate practice” seems so obvious, but I ask myself where else have I plateau’d when I’m trying to accomplish anything in life, and I can see it everywhere at this point (my...
View ArticleBy: Jason
it is an very interesting perspective I would love to ask Earl Boykins (the shortest NBA player at 5-5) his thoughts on the book.
View ArticleBy: Jenna
Sounds a lot like Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, have you read it? Basically, you need thousands of hours of practice and the right opportunities to become great.
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By: Jonathan
@J – Talent still matters, it’s just really overrated. If you turn on the TV and see an athlete, they worked an enormous amount of hours to get there. And that’s the major difference between them and...
View ArticleBy: Marie
Achievement is incredibly over-rated. Our culture has turned us into achievement-monkeys on a machine pushing and pushing harder because it furthers the needs of our society, not necessarily because...
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I think people tend to forget about the thousands of hours athletes and musicians put into their trade… but talent still matters. A lot. Mozart’s sister started learning piano from the same obsessive...
View ArticleBy: Thuy
It is obvious that hard-work is required for achievement. That’s nothing new. But I don’t believe it’s available to everyone even if they are willing to pay the price. With hard work, you can turn poor...
View ArticleBy: ddelj
I played saxophone for eight years. Often several hours a day. I never became more that mediocre. On the other hand I was the best sprinter in my HS. That I practiced very little. I don’t want to knock...
View ArticleBy: Jenna
@Jonathan – Wow? Did you just add that in or did I completely miss a paragraph?
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By: Jonathan
@Jenna – It was in the original post, but it’s a long post so I understand.
View ArticleBy: Jiah
I agree with Marie above. I think fun/enjoying life is so under-rated. Mozart is not Mozart because he practiced a lot, but because he has an ability to enjoy tirelessly vigorous practice. I appreciate...
View ArticleBy: Eric
The Amy Chua excerpt was completely misleading. The actual book was very thought provoking. I recommend reading it for the full picture.
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By: Alain
Both genetics and practice influence performance. What science is “recently” finding is that to achieve an expert level of performance, practice is more important than genetics. Genetical...
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