It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sports or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

Although

it is believed by some people that only individuals who are born with talents can do well in sports and

music

, others think that any child can acquire

such

skills by training. In my opinion, through practice and determination, any child can become a successful artist or sports person. It is said that to be a sports star or musician you need to be born with the expertise of it. Those children who show an interest in sport and

music

in the early years perform better than those who do not. Indeed,

talent

in sports and

music

needs dedication and only those who have an interest should pursue.

For instance

, Rafael Nadal, a sports star is considered an epitome of Lawn Tennis and is

also

known as “the King of Clay”. But

this

did not happen overnight as he had been learning to play on clay courts since his childhood. From his debut until now we have seen him win 9 Grand slam trophy of French Open, a clay court tournament without any difficulty.

Therefore

, being born with the

talent

is an important aspect to excel in any given field.

Although

, been born with certain

talent

is crucial as the individual may struggle due to lack of skills. But, an individual can be trained for any desired skill, be it sports or

music

. As per the book by “Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success” we need 10,000 hours of continuous practice to develop any

talent

.

This

book provides evidence that

talent

can be developed with constant effort and will.

Also

, Robin Sharma the author of the Monk who sold his Ferrari, suggest that a habit can be developed in 21 days. These habits can cater in any form of skill sets as your brain is programmed to perform any function.

This

goes as per the saying by Aristotle a Greek philosopher, “we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence

then

is not an act, but a habit”. These examples show that habits are required to develop a

talent

for sports and musicians. In conclusion, indeed, is important for any individual to be born with certain

talent

as it will be easy to develop the expertise. But, being born with does not mean that

talent

cannot be learnt later. There are books which have been written after rigorous research which mention that

talent

can be created with the help of deliberate habits to program our brain. In my opinion, we should not only consider

talent

at birth, but the one’s developed after training.