I don't believe in talent, or talent merely represents already acquired skills, from previous experience, or physical predispositions.BER wrote:I feel like I haven't reached my peak yet, so talent has never been the limiting factor for me. I hope that talent isn't a limiting factor for anyone. I just don't know what to say to someone if he feels he has everything but talent.
I think anyone can be really great no matter who they are. If someone plays a lot and matches all the criteria you wrote, but isn't improving, then he is practicing in an extremely unefficient way.
Being a great player is one thing, breaking world records is another. The amount of luck required to beat a world record is huge, so even if you're as skilled or more skilled than whoever is holding it, there is a chance you will fail beating it even if you try several hours a day for years. It is possible some people could reach a limit at some very high point, too, where they would progress so slowly that it would take them a lifetime to become as good as the world record holder.