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[quote=Anonymous][quote]No, no one is saying Phelps would be where he is without hard work and that he wasted his time. [b]What is being said is that his hard work would only get him so far without talent and the correct body type.[/b] Most of the rest of us do not compete with Michael Phelps. We can certainly enjoy swimming but we will never reach his level. That is why most of us don't have numerous Olympic medals hanging on our walls[/quote] The problem here (as a previous poster correctly asserts) is no one can predict who the next Phelps will be (even if you have the biggest hands, feet, body habitus, height and love of water at the age of 8). The game must be played out to the end since no one yet has crystal balls. This is the best argument for encouraging hard work and preparation early in youth regardless of the 'labels' or anthropometric measurements bestowed on the zygote, infant or child. Easy to claim in hindsight with 19 medals dangling around his long neck![/quote]
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