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Originally posted by Oz Referee
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Originally posted by mick
...In a choice between environmental or genetic, I would side with environment, and I am sure that competitiveness can be learned.
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mick
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He believed that nature (genetics) determines the upper limit of your ability and that nurture (especially nutrition) determine how close to that limit you get.
Perhaps the best example is how fast you can run the 100m sprint. A friend of mine was an exceptionally fast runner, and became a pro sprinter. After 4 years in Australia's elite training program, his best time was still just outside Olympic qualifying times (around 10:30). Although he had everything going for him from the nurture perspective, his nature still prevented him from breaking that 10:30 barrier.
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Duane,
Your example of "being all you can be" is well taken.
But, some sports require perfection, especially speed sports like running, swimming, driving.
Yes, in speed sports, nature is a limiting factor.
In other sports, where it is okay to fail, (Baseball - fail 7 of 10, Basketball - fail 5 of 10) the parameters are wider and hard work, hustle and heart can be used/learned to compensate for a less than perfect "nature".
mick