They believe in using their God-given talent to inspire the next generation to reach a little higher and work a little harder.

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However, despite his god-given talent, Ronaldo still gets criticized in Portugal for allegedly failing to replicate his United form in a Portugal shirt.

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This insight runs counter to a commonly understood formula in which success is created from equal portions of hard work, God-given talent and luck.

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"To me, it was about how these young people could use their God-given talent to get an education, because that happened with me, " he says.

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Their vast accomplishments were being diminished by droves of ball players who lacked the God-given talent, baseball instincts and natural ability to achieve greatness in a sport where failure occurs more often than not.

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