be talented

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Reality TV is also rooted in the anti-elitist idea that you don’t need to be talented, at least not in the traditional sense, to become famous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

No, that is a skill, and a whole other occupation that I am not talented at, nor do I wish to invest the time to be talented in.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2021

"I've always said that I'm not talented… I just work hard to the point which allows me to reach a level similar to people that would be talented, and then break beyond that."

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2020

The team that wasn’t supposed to be talented enough to beat Texas again won.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2018

Not interested in the first, I have to hope I can be talented enough for the second.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black