The Matthew Effect

    When it comes to playing any sport, I believe some people do have advantages over others. Those people might have the god given talent while playing. They might also have the genetics or capability to understand the sport faster than others. Gladwell’s opinion is that some people have advantages over others when it comes to age difference and the maturity level an individual has that sets them as an outlier. I do agree with his opinion because many people are compared differently from each other by age group or capability. The Matthew effect chapter did make me rethink my answer to the daily question by giving me examples. Some of the sources Gladwell used to make his points were charts comparing the age group year the athlete was born and etc for each sport he gave.