Do you think if you work hard enough you can be the best...

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Or will you always be limited by physical capabilities?

Let me try and explain what I mean, I'm going to use my DS as an example.
DS is both underweight and small for his age. He is 10 and weighs 3st 10. He plays a lot of football and is very fit, never out of breath, he's a good runner. But I've noticed that the boys in his class that are a good bit taller than him always have that physical edge, they'll beat him on sports day etc.

So do you think it's possible, if you train hard, to be quicker than your peers who have the physical edge. Or are some body types better at sprinting while others are better at long distance running?

Do you think it's possible to tell yourself I'm going to train to be the best at this (insert anything here) and work at it until you are. Or are some people just natural talented in some areas?

i could have worked my hardest to be the best jockey but it wouldnt have happened, im big built and too tall. nothing i can do about that.

Whereas I am the perfect size and shape for a jockey, but my violent allergy to horses would rule out my riding a Grand National winner.

Of course small, fast, highly-skilful players can succeed in football. Ask Mohammad Salah, or Lionel Messi.

Messi is five foot seven, Salah is five foot nine, though. In my teens I went out with someone who was a talented youth footballer but who stopped growing at under five foot four, before the days when clubs would administer growth hormone.

My DS’s best friend is (at 7 and a half) smaller than quite a few Reception-age kids despite being in Year 2, and though he’s a fast natural footballer now, I imagine that may change when his class and teammates start to really grow — both his parents are tiny, as are his two older brothers, so I doubt he’ll be a big adult.