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Ever heard of the saying “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard?” I first heard it said by basketballer, Kevin Durant though he isn’t the originator of the saying.
The book Talent is Overrated, centres around the saying, kind of. The author, Geoff Colvin, argues that greatness is the result of practice over decades of perseverance rather than a product of DNA, natural talent or some divine superpower.
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