SDSU Aztec wrote:
Internetsherlock wrote:
And i am taking about his distance running ability, not his looks . US has a fairly high population.
What does that tell you ?
For sure there must be 10 more Rupps out there if things are done right . Or is he originally from Iten
the looks white ?
No, there aren't 10 more Rupps out there. He is a once in a generation type talent. There weren't 10 more Jim Ryuns out there when he broke through, either.
Oh sure there are, probably dozens of Rupp’s in America alone, as we speak. They all chose some other more popular sport, or got discouraged by a lousy coach, or had chaotic personal lives and couldn’t get to practice. Or preferred smoking copious amounts of marijuana each and every day, which I understand from another thread is completely harmless, or played Fortnite for hours, and never realized their true potential.
Elite level gifts are not as uncommon as we think, in my view. What is uncommon is a Ruppian work ethic, and a willingness to subvert personal comfort to the pursuit of goals, day after day after day for years on end.