BrainCell wrote:
In one of the recent TME YouTube videos, Drew makes some comment after the workout like "we were having a debate about who is the most talented/least talented guy on the team. I said, and I love you, but you're the least talented guy on the team" which speaks to his immaturity, when he knows the 'most talented' will be him as the once heralded 'future of American distance running', but I think today shows in Reed what can happen when you focus on the simple things - consistent training, smart decision making, and not being overly image obsessed.
Being the most talented runner in the group means very little if you don't do enough with it.
Kudos to Reed, super likeable guy, hard-worker, great result.
I actually don't have a problem with that comment. A lot of people view it as somewhat of an insult to be told how talented they are because it means your success it due to what you were born with and that you didn't "earn it" as much as everyone else. In college we used to argue about who was most talented and people didn't want the distinction of being most talented - they wanted to be called the least talented guy who worked his a** off.
It's a compliment to Reed given all the success he's had and a testament to what he did to get there.