I'm saying some guys don't have to try hard to win so compete is just bs
I have never seen this to be the case. Whether it was Gretzky, Lemieux, Jordan, Magic, Bird, Seles, or anyone. The concept that anyone can think it's easy undermines the massive, massive, massive work any champion did to even get to win at that level. Larry Bird breaking his ankle in high school and him still shooting free throws, hour after hour after hour, day after day. Jack Nicklaus practicing so many hours his hands were bloodied.
I'm not going to debate the topic. Read bios of winners and top achievers and you'll see the same things over and over and over. You'll see people who typically say talent at top levels is so even it's not enough to win on. You'll commonly see that champions cite things like immense belief and self-confidence, thousands and thousands of hours of practice, hatred of losing, supremely high standards, unreal work ethic, relentlessly drilling fundamentals into themselves, and so on. Few I've seen ever list talent as the cause of victory...
Talent is never enough. With few exceptions, the best players are the hardest workers.
-Magic Johnson
The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had. Passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff.
-Sidney Crosby
No matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
-Jack Nicklaus
There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.
-Derek Jeter
I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic.
-Will Smith
Talent alone is not enough. I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
-Michael Jordan
When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented.
-Hakeem Olajuwon
If you work harder than somebody else, chances are you'll beat him even though he has more talent than you.
-Bart Starr
I was always willing to work. I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.
-Jerry Rice
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
-Stephen King
If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.
-Michelangelo