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by sanxiyn 5100 days ago
You mean height is not correlated with basketball player's success?
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Not sure if you were being sarcastic?

My point was, skill and hours practiced are far better predictors of success than a voodoo attribute like natural talent. In the above case, I tried to use height as an example of a "natural ability" person could be advantaged in.