Being born with ability and talent is an important first step, we can’t deny that. Not just hard work. I am tune deaf so I am not going to be opera singer even if I practiced all day every day. And if someone had IQ of 65, they aren’t going to get Nobel prize in physics. Having said that, of course hard work is needed. Sitting on your butt won’t get you far in life no matter if you have a talent or not