What percentage of being an Olympic champion would you attribute to hard work versus natural talent?<\/p>\n
Kristi Yamaguchi answers:<\/p>\n
“I think it’s drive over talent for sure. I was not the quickest learner. When I was 7, my mom said, ‘You need to work harder because everyone else is learning faster than you.’ Skating taught me to have a work ethic\u2014in order to improve, you have to put the time in.” Quote from Parade magazine, January 19, 2014.<\/p>\n
Same with writing, right?\u00a0 You know the drill . . . butt in chair.\u00a0 Warm up with a freewrite, using a prompt. Then keep going. Just write.<\/p>\n
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