A lot of guys get far on talent (applies to sport as well as other aspects of life) but never reach their full potential because of lack of motivation and discipline.
Take a look at the league or even a specific team and you'll see a huge range in motivation and discipline amongst players.
Go back a couple of decades and you'll see a time where a ton of players got by on talent alone (ie. the days of showing up to camp to get in shape).
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I'd say NHLers are in the top 5 per cent of human beings in motivation and discipline. Guys like Howse who don't quite cut it are still probably in the top 25 per cent - much less and he probably drops out of hockey when he's 14. So I don't like the term 'lack of motivation'. I'd wager Howse has shown more motivation and discipline in hockey over the last five years than most people on this forum have over their own vocations.
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