"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."I'm not sure who was first to say this; the internet "said" it was some guy named Tim or maybe it was Kevin Durant.
But, guess what. This is a trick quotable quote.
Its message is not that hard work (alone) is better than talent (alone). The message is, if you have talent, you should couple it with hard work and you can expect to enjoy much success. If you have talent but you don't work hard enough, you're better off not competing because those who don't have talent but work hard enough (and assuming they know where the finish line is) will eventually run past you.
The good news is, everyone's got talent. You just have to know where you have talent in and then use it there and persevere.
Of course, you can do things that you're really not that gifted in and just work hard at 'em, but you're probably not maximizing life's greatest rewards.
Just my thoughts.
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