The Genius in all of us - an excellent blog - is calling for stories on 'born geniuses' who have reached an almost mythic status over the years. The example given is the superb hitter Ted Williams, who was often credited with having almost superhuman eyesight.
In his own words :
Sure, I think I had good eyesight, maybe exceptional eyesight, but not superhuman eyesight. A lot of people have 20/10 vision. The reason I saw things was that I was so intense...it was discipline, not super eyesight."
As writer David Shenk points out,
Built-in ability is nice, but acquired ability is inspirational.A great thought. Who else should be added to the list?