In Part 1 I asked the question “Can hard work beat talent?” and took too long attempting to define what “talent” in an athletic sense might represent. So now let me look at the other half of the issue, that of “hard work” and how to define it. Surprisingly given how much I wrote in Part 1, I won’t have a lot to say here.
Defining Work/Hard Work: Part 1
Compared to what I wrote about talent, I don’t have that much to say here. Hard work is, well, hard work. In an athletic sense it would represent the often grinding, exhausting training that all ultimately successful athletes put in. Depending on the sport this might eventually entail 20-40 hours of endurance training per week, 5+ sessions of Olympic lifting, hours in the weight room, etc.
And whether or not you buy into the idea of there being some type of innate talent, I don’t think most would deny that you still have to put in the work. … Keep Reading