Well The point of my post was to illustrate the wisdom of Edison's quote. Think about it, No matter how "gifted" a player is, There is not one Pro out there who has not practiced for thousands or hundreds of thousands of hours.They may have had the "germ" of a unique idea , but without the refinement of that through practice their contributions/ "genius" would never have been recognized.

Nobody, Not, Dimeola,Henderson, Hendrix, Satch,McLaughlin,Segovia, etc... simply picked up a guitar one day and blew everyone away, just like Michael Jordan didn't become the greatest ever without shooting thousands of free throws.

I guess the point is, with a little luck and A LOT of hard work , success can come to almost everybody, however you define success.