The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
A friend asked me last week: “If you could start over at five years old and try to make it as a footballer, could you do it?” My immediate response was: “Definitely not.” But how much is athletic or sporting success down to talent and how much is it the result of hard work? Sam Feeney, Stockholm
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