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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Is talent or hard work more important to making it as a professional sportsperson?

A female runner getting ready at the start block
Born to do it? Photograph: Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (posed by a model)

A friend asked me last week: “If you could start over at five years old and try to make it as a footballer, could you do it?” My immediate response was: “Definitely not.” But how much is athletic or sporting success down to talent and how much is it the result of hard work? Sam Feeney, Stockholm

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.

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