It woulkd certainly help you improve greatly. What do you mean by a great player?
Is it nessessary to have a great teacher to be a great player?
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I would say necessary, but not sufficient. Although I'd add the caveat that the great teacher(s) need not be actual human persons you can interact with.
landwehr wrote:
It woulkd certainly help you improve greatly. What do you mean by a great player?
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This is a good thread, I was expecting alot of posts in this thread, but I guess the "can a 1300 player beat a 2700 player?" thread is better than this thread. Strange:)
A great teacher is a must for aspiring great players. Those without potential will be abandoned by the teacher. Only in rare exceptional case would someone become a great player without a great teacher.
To me, No! (although it can help...) But "If it is to be it is up to you!"
Determination, Unshakable Concentraion, Drive, Motivation, a Greatest Goal, The Spirit of never giving up of course, (ur relegious belief), Discipline Etc. [I know, easier said than done, hehe] ...believe me, there are no short cuts to success.
Althogh a great coach can never make you a great player, it is mostly up to you. I say, You can show a person the way to the light but you can never force them to go to the light. It is like the narrow-gate to heaven when the road to it, is very very extremely hard when only few people make it there.