ManusJustus said:
Kasz216 said:
ManusJustus said:
| scottie said:
If things such as athletic ability are given to us by luck of genetics., then so are things such as intelligence, emotional aptitude, charisma and common sense.
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Not only do you need to have good genes to succeed as an athlete, you also need to be lucky to have a good teacher/trainer and be born in a place where you are able to train. For instance, wealthy countries do much better than poor countries in the olympics because we have the money and time to develop great athletes. If Micheal Jordon was born in Nigeria and was more concerned about where his next meal was coming from than training to be an athlete, then he would not have become a star basketball player.
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Most atheletes wouldn't have. Jordan probably would have. It's not like there aren't pro atheletes from Nigeria. I mean, look at "The Nigerian Nightmare" Christian Okoye.
I don't even think Jordan had a good teacher or trainer, though I might be wrong. As was said... he was cut from his highschool baseketball team.
Michael Jordan was just a freak who trained constantly.
Kind of like Tiger Woods, except it was fully internal instead of your dad forcing you to play golf as soon as you can stand. (And people wonder why he's messed up.)
The only difference is... Michael Jordan probably would have ended up being the Greatest Soccer player ever.
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Do you remember Jordan's baseball career? My point exactly...
Besides, if you are born in poverty in a third world country, malnutrition and disease are major concerns. So yes, luck (here the situation you are born into) has a lot to do with it.
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Michael Jordan didn't spend his entire lif practicing baseball.
Had Michael Jordan decided to constantly hit baseballs while in the pooring rain rather then shooting at a hoop....
He'd likely of been quite the baseball player.
I'm not saying the sitaution your born in doesn't matter.
I'm saying it mattered very little for Michael Jordan in particular, because Michael Jordan was dedicated practically to the point of mental illness.
When you consider how well Michael Jordan did based on him saying "You know what I wanna try baseball" I think it says something.
