[raw_anon_1111]

I am 5 foot four and was born with a limp, do you think if I tried really hard I could have been a pro basketball player?

The entire idea that anyone can do anything they put their mind to is a lie. There are all sorts of path dependencies that limit what people can do.

[1970-01-01]

Yes. There are literally thousands of sports doctors and coaches willing to work with you. Nothing is stopping you but your high horse. Work with what you have and just do it.

[raw_anon_1111]

So you are saying at 51 i still have a chance?

[hollerith]

I hope you are being sarcastic (even though that is unlikely).

[1970-01-01]

Nope.

[hollerith]

I wonder whether there are people who believe like you do in every country or whether it is specific to the US.

[raw_anon_1111]

This is the kind of thinking that keeps poor America - especially rural America voting for policies that help the rich. They think they some day they may be able to take advantage of policies that help people making 10x what they make - ie they are only “temporarily poor”