Originally Posted by
smootness
But these are also pretty much the guys with the highest .0000000001% of talent in the profession as well.
You can squander talent by lacking focus and motivation, but if you lack it to that degree, you're probably not going to do well in anything. Most of the guys who are major league players are in the elite of the elite in baseball talent and are focused and motivated, as a majority of people who are successful in any profession are.
Let's not pretend like the thing separating Barry Bonds from guys who didn't play beyond high school is his focus and motivation.