[CQ-Contest] Are contesters born or made?

[Joe]

I agree  Both.  Born and made,

You need to have a competitive gene in you to put yourself through this 
tourture because it's fun.

Just like a marathoner.  It hurts so why do we do i? because it's fun.

we all are very very sick people  he he he

Joe WB9SBD
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On 5/10/2010 10:26 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> Like so many things...
>
> Most contesters are born that way.
>
> To become good or great contesters, they have to refine&  hone&  practice
> what skills they were born with.
>
> So the answer to the question "Are contesters born or made" is...
>
> Yes.
>
> 73
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> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 12:26:36 -0000
> From: "Randy Thompson K5ZD"<k5zd at charter.net>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Are contesters born or made?
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> I just finished listening to a fascinating interview with Matthew Syed,
> author of the book Bounce.  The book explores the idea that practice is far
> more important than talent at achieving in the upper levels of sport.
>
> Link to show: http://www.onlyagame.org/2010/04/bounce/
> Follow the Download the Podcast link to get the interview in various forms.
>
> We don't talk about practice much in relation to contesting, but I believe
> it does make a difference.  I owe much of my success to having spent hours
> and hours during my teenage years working traffic nets, chasing DX, and
> competing in contests with a very small station.
>
> Very thought provoking interview.  Check it out.
>
> Randy, K5ZD
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> W7VJ
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