It is assumed that most professional athletes began to master their craft when they were still in diapers, and in many cases this is true. These athletes showed their potential very early on and many of them would have been scouted and followed closely from a young age before turning pro. This is not always the case however, and history proves that some of the best athletes in the world were late bloomers. This means they may not have started playing the sport until they were in to their teen years (or possibly even later), or perhaps they did not show any skill or talent until they were much older and took everyone (including themselves) by surprise. There are also many athletes who turned pro, but then years later their abilities rocketed and they took the league by storm – Quoted from the Sportster by Jonny Hughes.