The Importance of Genetics in the Development of Kids

"I don't know what conditions were set for me to persevere because I could have been easily in that demographic of Hispanics that end up in jail or whatever it is," he says. "It's absolutely unequivocal that parents model certain behaviors, but at the end of the day, I still have to do the work and I just, I don't know." A lot of grit comes down to kind of these virtuous cycles: You start to find that you have a thing for a certain sport that becomes a source of pride and success. People begin encouraging you. It's an upward feedback cycle of motivation, effort and achievement which feeds itself.