Archive for Striving for Greatness

How Could Swimming Superstar Ian Thorpe Retire at 24?

November 22, 2006 at 11:08 am · Filed under Life Heroes, Striving for Greatness, Work and Life Balance

One of the most celebrated swimmers in the history of the sport, Ian Thorpe nicknamed Thorpedo, retires at the age of 24. But why? He has a few more years ahead of him and could add more to his current five Olympic Gold Medal and 11 World Title accomplishments. Ian contends that breaking world records was no longer as inspiring as it should have been which I view is a case of diminishing returns. Below is Ian’s comments from Foxsports.

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Natural Talent is Irrelevant to Achieve Greatness

October 24, 2006 at 1:42 am · Filed under Striving for Greatness

Yahoo has an article saying that greatness does not come from natural talent but from painful and demanding practice and hard work. I am a big fan of both hard work and natural talent, and anyone who possesses the natural talent on something, focus and work hard to leverage that talent is bound to become great. However the article suggests that research indicate that people who deliberately practice and work harder are those that became great. The amount of hours put into honing one’s craft is almost directly proportionate to the success achieved.

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