Kobe Deliberate Training

One of Kobe Bryant’s trainers was asked to assist Bryant in some conditioning at around 4 o’clock in the morning. After the conditioning session the trainer went their separate but the trainer met up with Bryant hours later and realized his great worth ethic after finding out that Kobe did not complete his practice until about 11 o’clock in the morning because he wanted to make 800 shots (Clear). Kobe Bryant’s hard work ethic shows the deliberate practice he put in to achieve a specific goal and that it does not just take more than time to perfect a talent. His deliberate practice was not just the reason for his success; his motivation and opportunities contributed to the fact that he became very well known and successful. To be successful,
Gladwell did not distinguish between the type of practice that the musicians in the original study did一a very specific sort of practice referred to as "deliberate practice." Deliberate practice is constantly pushing oneself beyond one’s own comfort zone and participating in different training exercises to develop specific abilities. There is such a fundamental difference between practice and deliberate practice. Deliberate practice refers to a special type of practice that has a purpose. While regular practice might include routine repetitions, deliberate practice requires focused attention and is conducted with the specific goal of improving performance (Clear). If one just practices then there will not be much of an improvement. 10,000 hours of practice is not sufficient enough to become an expert at something. With enough practice, Gladwell claimed in his book that anyone could achieve a level of proficiency that would be equivalent to a professional. All it takes is a matter of putting in the time. However, it takes more than just time, it takes effort and purpose to achieve expertise. If you just practice without a purpose, then you will not be very successful. For example, Zach Hambrick, associate professor of psychology at Michigan State University, and his colleagues decided to study musicians and chess players. in their research, which was published in the journal Intelligence, they reanalyzed data from 14 studies
In Outliers, Gladwell uses the Beatles’ success as an example of how the rule can be beneficial in life when it comes to being successful. In the book he explains that the Beatles traveled to Hamburg five times between 1960 and the end of 1962. They performed for 270 nights in just over a year and a half (Schofield). Their many hours of practice and performance had accumulated over 10,000 hours which proves that the rule can be somewhat beneficial because the Beatles were overall a very successful band. However, in an interview with Paul McCartney, McCartney said, " I mean there are a lot of bands that were out in Hamburg who put in 10,000 hours and didn't make it, so it's not a cast-iron theory." His criticism illustrates the flaws the 10,000 hour rule presents. McCartney also said, "I think, however, when you look at a group who has been successful … you always will find that amount of work in the background. But I don't think it's a rule that if you do that amount of work, you're going to be as successful as the Beatles." Gladwell’s citation of the Beatles to prove the credibility of the rule is not resourceful because as Paul McCartney said, some people are not so lucky and the rule is not the absolute key to success (CBC Arts). A review about the book written by Kevin Jackson of the Sunday Times demonstrates the inconsistency of the rule. In the review he counter argued