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a strange hill to die on, this guy may or may not exhibit exceptional genetics in elite endurance sport. but its damn handy to be genetically gifted and the majority of athletes at the pinnacle of these are sports are. You cant blame scouts for seeking that. No one is telling 10 year olds to sell their bikes because they dont have enough alveoli or whatever.
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a strange hill to die on, this guy may or may not exhibit exceptional genetics in elite endurance sport. but its damn handy to be genetically gifted and the majority of athletes at the pinnacle of these are sports are. You cant blame scouts for seeking that. No one is telling 10 year olds to sell their bikes because they dont have enough alveoli or whatever.
It's the hill I want to die on because to me it seems like we are shaming anyone that is talented, instead of looking at how they got there.
Whopper
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.