baller01 wrote:always a sports season wrote:north_border_eagles2106 wrote:baller01 wrote:I like to think of it like this, there are two types of athletes. The born athlete, and the trained athlete.
An example of a born athlete that put in the work would be Michael Jordan.
An example of a trained athlete would be Rudy Ruttiger from the movie Rudy. He didn't have any athleticism at all but still trained himself to be able to play at Notre Dame. There are players with all kinds of athleticism that will never get to do that because Rudy's desire was unmatched.
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Yes, but was all that he went through worth it to only play 2 plays of a game? And he wouldn't have gotten that if it wasn't for his teammates?
Can any one on this site say they have played football for Notre Dame? And it's not all about just getting to play. Look at how much his teammates respected him towards the end of the movie. At the beginning they didn't respect him at all, by the end, they were willing to give up there positions for him.
This is a forum about if a person is born an athlete or if they are groomed? I do agree "Rudy" is a good story, but he was not a groomed athlete, he was inspiration for the others. He showed what determination can do, not that he was the greatest athlete on the field!!!
I would say, take a look at Jim Thorpe, he was just a natural athlete, he started very young! He excelled at what ever he did! I think it all relies on the person. He never settled for mediocre, he wanted excellence. Or take a look at Billy Mills, he started off running for run as a kid. Or what about Steve Nash, he has no height, he doesn't look athletic, but he is probably one of the top guards if not the top guard in the NBA. It all comes down to the person and the determination if they are going to be a great sportsman or not!
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. ~Muhammed Ali