Quote (MVPx @ Feb 2 2016 01:48am)
I've been around a good amount of top tier all star nfl and nba athletes... I can hang decently well with some nfl guys and beat a lot of nba guys in the weight room... But then once you step into the actual sports world it's really just an absolutely mind blowing experience.
You simply cannot fathom how truly athletic these guys are until you see them in person.
I remember one time playing pick up basketball with 2 fairly high level nfl linemen... Oh lawd oh lawd. If you saw how they move you would understand why strong men will never ever be able to make the leap.
Hell, brock lesnar couldn't even make the leap into the nfl and he's a mega freak.
It simply comes down to natural selection, these human beings can do things that you me and strong men will never be able to no matter how hard we work, how hard we train, how bad we want it...
To get to professional sports you have to be the 1% of the 1% of the 1%...... There's roughly 1600 "jobs" or athletes in the nfl... Maybe 10% of those spots are open every year.. That's 160.. Maybe 20-30 of those 160 will be able to sustain a 5+ year career....
My numbers might be off, but you get the idea. Just because you're big and strong and are good at picking heavy things up doesn't mean you're going to be able to beat someone that's devoted their life to a sport.
not entirely
but a big thing is starting young, shit ur mind can pick up on at a young age, not just book smarts but other stuff too
and like u said devotion, which comes with alot of training and practice