Comments on: Seeing Beneath Greatness http://thetalentcode.com/2009/12/30/seeing-beneath-greatness/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 20 May 2013 01:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: MarkSpizer http://thetalentcode.com/2009/12/30/seeing-beneath-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-4104 MarkSpizer Mon, 03 May 2010 13:26:42 +0000 http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1085#comment-4104 great post as usual!

]]> By: Craig http://thetalentcode.com/2009/12/30/seeing-beneath-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-2186 Craig Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:39:11 +0000 http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1085#comment-2186 Not to miss the forest for the trees, but lets keep Lebron James and this kid out of the same sentence. He looks amazing but it’s people like you who doom the kid to perform below expectations and become a disappointment. Not everyone is able to become 6-8” and weigh 260 pounds on only 4-5% body fat. He’s 11 frickin’ years old. Let him find his own identity as a basketball player. Rucker Park is filled with some amazing talent, but not everyone has an NBA-made body, catches the right breaks, or has the right personality and demeanor to perform under the bright lights in the NBA.

]]> By: Jim http://thetalentcode.com/2009/12/30/seeing-beneath-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Jim Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:02:33 +0000 http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1085#comment-2137 Michael Jordan had a brother named Larry. He had the same “strength, athletic ability, and ambition as Michael, but larry didn’t have the same build to excel in sports.” Michael’s other brother James was 5’7. Lets hope Jashaun grows into some spectacular natural physical gifts: exceptional size, quickness or hops to go along with his diligently learned skill sets. If not, well I hope Jashaun practices just as hard his math skills. Lebron James at 5’7 would be no where near an NBA arena. You can’t teach or practice height despite ones diligent efforts, right?. But you can be an NBA Allstar when superhuman physical gifts are coupled with average basketball skills—think Shaq.

http://www.fazeteen.com/articles/jordan.htm

]]> By: Sam Johnston http://thetalentcode.com/2009/12/30/seeing-beneath-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Sam Johnston Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:28:06 +0000 http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1085#comment-1704 Daniel,

I have just finished reading your book, and I must say it was a totally eye opening experience!

I do have one question though; say, for arguments sake that we were able to get a dozen kids who were all extremely eager to learn, combined them with a master coach that could ignite their ambitions and sustain this ignition while guiding them through deep practice.

These kids as they grow older would surely not develop at the same rate and their eventual success in whatever the domain would surely not be the same. It could not be in some examples where you can have only one number one in a sport for example.

What do you think the deciding factor would be then, dare I say it; natural talent…?

Brilliant work with the book, I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts!

Regards

Sam

]]> By: Neil Plimmer http://thetalentcode.com/2009/12/30/seeing-beneath-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 Neil Plimmer Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:01:08 +0000 http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1085#comment-1521 Daniel
Great post, typifies deep pratice
Read you book in the middle of last year, total inspiration
My work as a golf coach sees me deal with people who have always thought they either had “it” or not!!
Reading your book and researching the topic of talent development and deep/deliberate practice has changed my whole approach to player development
Looking forward to seeing you speak at Woodhall Spa at the national coaching conference in a few weeks

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