nd “many”.РRidley’s answers were a bit different: four Mozarts and about 30 Grafs. But his answer rang true.РThe surprise here is that the idea of talent finds itself attacked by those who believe in nurture alone. Acknowledging a role for genes, any role, can feel almost immoral. When I was quizzed about the ic arguments in my book “Luck”, the interviewer sounded surprised --- even though he agreed --- that I dared to take on the anti-genes industry. Some people suggest that it is a short jump from recognising the existence of ic talent to believing in eugenics (优生学). Personally, I’m pretty confident we can distinguish between the two.РThe role of inborn talent in sport is actually ing powerful out on the pitch(球场). In the late 1970s and 1980s, professionalism wasn’t yet popular in tennis
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