Talent

I really enjoyed the discussion we had the other day in class about talent, most specifically my horrible singing. You had some really awesome insight that I had never thought about before. But I just can't say that there's no talent. I've been an athlete my whole life, and I've competed against people who've had the worst work ethic, the worst attitude, the worst fundamentals, yet they're still phenomenal athletes. I do hate word talent, it sounds like an excuse. "well, they were more talented than us." Bullcrap. Talent should never be used as a reason for why somebody beat you. Like you said, hard work surpasses any amount of talent. But I'd still have to attest that it exists, I bear witness to numerous instances where somebody has just been talented. But more often than not they don't grow that talent. Would you agree with that?