What separates the excellent from the elite?

[hot metal]

Muzzer79 said:

What characteristics would compel you to put those drivers on the spectrum?

Stewart is dyslexic and has always been a high achiever .

And when we are talking autism, ASD or Aspergers is more likely, there are many levels and the uninitiated would not spot it unless they lived or worked very closely with the person in question.

Edited by hot metal on Friday 3rd December 00:02

[PH User]

This thread is becoming rather dull with all this autism chat

[Volvolover]

Havent read any of the thread but in my view unless a genetic freak most elite level athletes/humans have similar motor skills and can train themselves to a similar level if remaining healthy so the differentiator between all elite sports people in most sports is mentality.

[Milkyway]

PH User said:

This thread is becoming rather dull with all this autism chat

We’ll drop that subject into ROOM 101 now.

[DodgyGeezer]

Volvolover said:

Havent read any of the thread but in my view unless a genetic freak most elite level athletes/humans have similar motor skills and can train themselves to a similar level if remaining healthy so the differentiator between all elite sports people in most sports is mentality.

I'd argue that a lot of elite level sports people are also freaks genetically speaking

[Milkyway]

DodgyGeezer said:

Volvolover said:

Havent read any of the thread but in my view unless a genetic freak most elite level athletes/humans have similar motor skills and can train themselves to a similar level if remaining healthy so the differentiator between all elite sports people in most sports is mentality.

I'd argue that a lot of elite level sports people are also freaks genetically speaking

We are all freaks, just some are better at it than others...that’s all.

[Volvolover]

DodgyGeezer said:

Volvolover said:

Havent read any of the thread but in my view unless a genetic freak most elite level athletes/humans have similar motor skills and can train themselves to a similar level if remaining healthy so the differentiator between all elite sports people in most sports is mentality.

I'd argue that a lot of elite level sports people are also freaks genetically speaking

I'd totally agree, and the systems we have for sports tend to sift them into groups of similar freaks early on.....ie the tall kids play basketball, the big boys play rugby etc etc

[sparta6]

Volvolover said:

I'd totally agree, and the systems we have for sports tend to sift them into groups of similar freaks early on.....ie the tall kids play basketball, the big boys play rugby etc etc

Seems reasonable.

[Milkyway]

sparta6 said:

Volvolover said:

I'd totally agree, and the systems we have for sports tend to sift them into groups of similar freaks early on.....ie the tall kids play basketball, the big boys play rugby etc etc

Seems reasonable.

The ‘vertically challenged’ are sent to Jockey school.

[sparta6]

Milkyway said:

sparta6 said:

Volvolover said:

I'd totally agree, and the systems we have for sports tend to sift them into groups of similar freaks early on.....ie the tall kids play basketball, the big boys play rugby etc etc

Seems reasonable.

The ‘vertically challenged’ are sent to Jockey school.

Nowadays they are also sent to Hendon Police School

[sparta6]

angrymoby said:

sparta6 said:

Good footballer too

yet he did some questionable things there too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGq7VcaHoqo

And Hamilton has been preaching nonsense for years

https://youtu.be/CI2p2kwivXI

[MustangGT]

sparta6 said:

And Hamilton has been preaching nonsense for years

https://youtu.be/CI2p2kwivXI

I'm struggling to decide whether you posted this on purpose or simply made a Horlicks of getting the correct person

[Schermerhorn]

angrymoby said:

sparta6 said:

Good footballer too

yet he did some questionable things there too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGq7VcaHoqo

I bet you've never gotten over 1994 Adelaide

[nickfrog]

Being conservative in the last corner when you already have a 4 tenth delta for pole?

[swisstoni]

sparta6 said:

Milkyway said:

sparta6 said:

Volvolover said:

I'd totally agree, and the systems we have for sports tend to sift them into groups of similar freaks early on.....ie the tall kids play basketball, the big boys play rugby etc etc

Seems reasonable.

The ‘vertically challenged’ are sent to Jockey school.

Nowadays they are also sent to Hendon Police School

Those with no apparent qualities whatsoever are sent to Troll School.

[cgt2]

https://youtu.be/9v95JYmcLmI

[housen]

the answer is ............

Michael Masi

[sparta6]

swisstoni said:

sparta6 said:

Milkyway said:

sparta6 said:

Volvolover said:

I'd totally agree, and the systems we have for sports tend to sift them into groups of similar freaks early on.....ie the tall kids play basketball, the big boys play rugby etc etc

Seems reasonable.

The ‘vertically challenged’ are sent to Jockey school.

Nowadays they are also sent to Hendon Police School

Those with no apparent qualities whatsoever are sent to Troll School.

Or Monaco

[sidewinder500]

PhilAsia said:

StevieBee said:

Tommy Byrne is widely regarded as the most naturally gifted racing driver of the past 60 years - but lacked the ability to capitalise on his talent.

Is he? By who?

I thought it was Perry McCarthy...?

[Jasandjules]

The answer now appears to be when that person is gifted a WDC by the FIA who change the rules of the race during the race...