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Originally posted by purse junkie
So where the fuck's my gold medal then?
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If you trained SERIOUSLY for five years, you could get really really good. I know a guy who can't dribble a basketball, throws a baseball like a girl, and trips over his own feet playing soccer.
But he runs sub-2:30 marathons.
Endurance sports are much more about hard work than god-given talent. Granted, the very best are genetically superior, but not in an athletic way. For example, Khalid Khanoucchi (world record holder in the marathon) weighs 125 lbs and has a tiny chest. However, he can expand his chest to well over 50 inches, which is completely absurd. His lung capacity is off the charts. Hence the world record.
