Do you agree with Doc that Kobe is hardest working player in nba?

[Jon]

I'm sure somewhere a fringe player puts in more time, works harder in the gym, etc..

But I think Docs point is more directed at stars, game changers. He's probably right.

Doubtful.  It is easier for the superstars to put in the extra work because a) they have the time and b) they have the money to do so.  Training is a job in and of itself. It doesn't come with a paycheck, but requires funding.

The hypertalented who are also hyperdriven do things that hypertalented people without the drive don't do.

Frank Sinatra had the #1 album in 1946 . . . and did it again in 1966, when all of his contemporaries had long fallen out of favor.  How'd he do it?  He had a voice coach!

Let me repeat . . . 51 year old Frank Sinatra, legendary singer and performer, had a voice coach!


Similarly, Oscar Petersen - probably the greatest pianist ever - practiced piano 4 to 6 hours a day EVERY day until he was in his late 70s.

The truly great have Hall of Fame work ethics.

You're probably right.  However, keep in mind that today, even fringe players can make hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not low millions of dollars), so personal trainers and the like are certainly within their means in today's game. 

And that's not something that could be said decades ago.