Roger Federer on the kind of talent you can practice

“Yes, talent matters. I’m not going to stand here and tell you it doesn’t.

But talent has a broad definition. 

Most of the time, it’s not about having a gift. It’s about having grit. In tennis, like in life, discipline is also a talent. And so is patience. 

Trusting yourself is a talent. Embracing the process—loving the process—is a talent. Managing your life, managing yourself. 

These can be talents, too. Some people are born with them. Everybody has to work at them.”