Blog Post 2. Synthesis

When you’re doing a sport, whether its racing Motocross, playing Basketball, or kicking a soccer ball, some people can definitely  have advantages on you or others.  One reason why is the person could’ve been playing longer than you, which means that they would have more experience. Another reason is that someone could be born with the talent, or just simply become great at the sport. Which could help them. Overall, you or someone else can have an advantage at a sport, or even multiple ones. Now to the Outliers book. Gladwell (author), has many opinions and influences on the book. Gladwell’s opinion seems to be that if you want to succeed, you need to work as hard as you can, because if you want something, it’s not just going to come to you, you’re going to have to actually work for it. I agree with his opinion on the question because he’s right. It’s like this: Just because your Dad was a pro in hockey, doesn’t mean that you’re going to get the free score and get in even when you don’t work for it. Because think about it, someone else will work the Heart and to make it into the pros, and then you don’t work for it at all and still get into it. The sources that Gladwell used were convincing because what he was trying to say was very true. Although things can get hard, don’t quit and give up, because if you believe in yourself, you can make it happen, no matter who doubts you.