chess and tennis

Study's show that if you practice something everyday and spend your whole life studying/practicing it you can become good at anything as long as your dedicated and passionate about doing it.

I think chess is like tennis.. if you practice everyday you can get better. You can be a super athlete but not be good at tennis because it takes time to pratice and get better. You could be a super genius and not be good at chess because it takes time to learn and get better. You could be a bad athlete who spends tons of his life playing tennis and beat a super athlete who is still new to the game. 

The word genius is also incredibly abused in modern society. It's taken on a weird glamour..it should speak for itself, it shouldn't be a badge worn. 

Basically just like every professional sport. :)