Anyone feel bad cheering 4 Quincy Wilson

Supertalents are a problem wrote:

there’s something fun about cheering for a high schooler in a pro race, but it feels wrong too. He worked for much less time and dedicated much less overall to this sport, and is able to beat people who have put in 4x the work…because of genetics (and hard work don’t get me wrong but much less than his competitors)

I mean, it’s cool but it also makes me feel terrible for the guys losing spots because of some phenom. I’m not saying those competing against him at the trials arent and weren’t super talented either of course, but it’s different, most were never able to seemingly “effortlessly” beat people twice their age with a fraction of their training. Anyway, yeah, it’s cool to see a fast kid, no it’s not cool for me to see people get beat by someone who has put in so much less work and dedication just because of talent, an uncontrollable thing. It’s the unfortunate reality of the sport

What a terrible thread. wrote:

Supertalents are a problem wrote:

there’s something fun about cheering for a high schooler in a pro race, but it feels wrong too. He worked for much less time and dedicated much less overall to this sport, and is able to beat people who have put in 4x the work…because of genetics (and hard work don’t get me wrong but much less than his competitors)

I mean, it’s cool but it also makes me feel terrible for the guys losing spots because of some phenom. I’m not saying those competing against him at the trials arent and weren’t super talented either of course, but it’s different, most were never able to seemingly “effortlessly” beat people twice their age with a fraction of their training. Anyway, yeah, it’s cool to see a fast kid, no it’s not cool for me to see people get beat by someone who has put in so much less work and dedication just because of talent, an uncontrollable thing. It’s the unfortunate reality of the sport

Usain Bolt was lazy and hated training but was the best sprinter of all time.

Lagat trained 60 mpw and took Sundays off.

kipketer and rudisha ran sub 1:50 before they were 15

Kiprop ran 3:26 with that strange frail body.

you could be the hardest worker of all time but the body you’re born with ultimately makes the most impact.

Supertalents are a problem wrote:

there’s something fun about cheering for a high schooler in a pro race, but it feels wrong too. He worked for much less time and dedicated much less overall to this sport, and is able to beat people who have put in 4x the work…because of genetics (and hard work don’t get me wrong but much less than his competitors)

I mean, it’s cool but it also makes me feel terrible for the guys losing spots because of some phenom. I’m not saying those competing against him at the trials arent and weren’t super talented either of course, but it’s different, most were never able to seemingly “effortlessly” beat people twice their age with a fraction of their training. Anyway, yeah, it’s cool to see a fast kid, no it’s not cool for me to see people get beat by someone who has put in so much less work and dedication just because of talent, an uncontrollable thing. It’s the unfortunate reality of the sport