It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport 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 own opinion.

It is argued that some

people

have inborn talents for

sport

or

music

, and others do not have these traits;

however

, others would say that any young person can be taught to play

sport

or

music

at a very high level.

This

essay believes that

although

talented

people

find it easy to succeed, trainers and tutors can teach the very best athletes and musicians to succeed through tenacity and drive, not because of their innate abilities. Some argue that it is necessary to be born with a natural ability in order to excel in

sport

or

music

because

such

people

seem to find it easy to do well.

That is

to say, from a young age they do not have to

work

hard and are just naturally better than most

people

in their chosen field.

For example

, Premier League football clubs routinely sign youth academy players from the age of 9 because they have natural, physical

talent

.

However

, I believe that

talent

is not the most important factor in success. For most children to really make it, they need to be taught that hard

work

can bring success. Many of the top performers in the world do have natural

talent

, but, as children, they were trained to

work

hard to perfect their skills.

For example

,

although

Cristiano Ronaldo was naturally gifted, what made him unique amongst his peers was the

work

ethic instilled in him by his youth coaches at Sporting CP. I agree that hard

work

is more important than

talent

. In conclusion, there are

people

who have

talent

built into their DNA, making it easy for them to achieve some level of success, but I believe that it is only through being taught to

work

hard that any child can become great at

sport

or

music

.