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Hamish Bond was a late developer. To say he just worked hard than anyone else is just bonkers and an insult to the other rowers.
EDIT what YAL said innit.
leggy_blonde-
Let me put it this way.
He had the perfect understanding of the nuances of the sport (which many youngsters lack - this is what his talent was) and the willingness to do the extra mile.
The fact that he was a late developer further proves my point, that you shouldn't tell a kid he doesn't have it, because you never now what will happen.
Whopper
A 23 years old can understand his limitation quite well (hopefully). But what if you say that to a 10/12 years old? I think that you would fuck him up for life
How well versed are you with rowing?
A kiwi named Hamish Bond (even tried to transition to cycling) as a junior/u19 had mediocre physiological parameters. Flash forward 10/12 years and between 2009 and 2016 never lost a race (bagged two olympic golds in the process), solely by outworking everyone else.
Still regarding rowing, I remember reading somewhere of an italian who as a 15 y.o. was told by his then coach that he didn't have nor the height or the wingspan to "make it"
To this day he has a couple of world championships wins and two olympic bronze (iirc)