Does some certain skills really require talents? Nowadays, there is much debate on how important does talent act in children's development of some certain skills like sport or music. Some think much of it while others not. people who are in favor of people being born with those talents firmly believe that talents play a key role in skill development and cannot replaced by acquired one. It is the instinct of talented people to perform well. By contrast, people who don't have gifts may not make it even if they try their best. Furthermore, some certain skills can be pretty hard to obtain merely through training, such as sense rhythm and balance. However, there is an opposite attitude towards talents, which focus on the acquired efforts. Almost everything has its principle essentially, so people can always be successful as long as they get hang of the rule. In addition, there were tons of great men in history who didn't have the talents or lost them later in their lives eventually succeeding and contributing to us human. Just take Beethoven for example. His best period for composition was after he lost hearing . As far as I'm concerned, there indeed exit some certain skills that developed by talents like balance, but most skills can be gained by teaching and training. There is a saying goes, Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. (I'd be appreciated if you give me some advice on my composition : )