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Trent Dilfer on talent doesn't always win

8 Sept 2025 · 0 min

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Short excerpt from a Fortitude 365 YouTube clip where two speakers (labeled A and B) argue that raw talent alone does not guarantee success. Speaker B qualifies that talent combined with technique, discipline, game nuance, and composure outperforms raw ability; Speaker A summarizes the claim: a less-talented but more-disciplined player can beat a more-talented but undisciplined one.

I think the biggest lie right now out there, and it's the Instagram highlight video generation, is that talent wins.
Talent with technique, talent with discipline, talent with great acumen, talent with being able to stay calm in the storm. Yeah. Yes. Obviously talent's gonna win, but a 9? Talent with no technique, no discipline, no nuance to his game. 6. Talent with all the other stuff.
The 6 will kick the nines. You know what?