How do you explain when athletes don’t play as we expect? Or better, how do you explain when athletes are able to achieve success that seems to defy everything we thought was possible? 

For example: Why is LeBron so good? Year after year, after year, after year, he continues to be one of the best players in the NBA. And yet, he is just an athlete. He is just like every other player in the NBA. They have access to the same coaching, the same equipment, and they are all the most competitive athletes in the world. Then why is it that he seems to have something different? 

Why is it that Travis Hunter was able to play 115 snaps a game, be a top 5 WR and CB, and win the Heisman Trophy? He wasn’t the only player who trained hard, and he certainly wasn’t the only player to sacrifice for his dreams. Why him? 

And why is it that young athletes like Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams are able to dominate college football when they play older, bigger, and more experienced players… or maybe Lamine Yamal who is 17 years old, worth more than $180,000,000, and the third most valuable player in all of soccer. There’s something else at play here.