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Dear David,

Great article. Thanks for sharing it!

I would even argue that mass participation in fact breeds elite achievement. Compare two sport clubs, within the same sport. One has 5 people in the club competition and the other has 50. Odds are that the club champion from the one with 50 is a better performer because they have had to battle their way past the other 49 competitors.

Mass participation breeds elite performers.

One can't take 5 people and train them year in and year out and create a group of world champions. You could take 50 people, help most of them fall in love with the sport and over time some of them will develop into elite performers who are capable of training year round.

Too often, we are getting the cart before the horse.

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Dec 19, 2022·edited Dec 19, 2022

Just read your post. Insightful as always. Given you love of Tennis, can’t believe you forgot to give mention in your article to Casper Ruud, a Norwegian professional tennis player. Ruud has a career-high singles ranking of (world No. 2), achieved on 12 September 2022, making him the highest-ranked Norwegian tennis player in history. He has won nine ATP Tour singles titles, eight of which were on clay courts. Heck of a golfer as well! Look forward to your next article!

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