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As a martial arts teacher, I have seen (repeatedly) students who don't have a lot of talent achieve more than students who do have a lot of talent. These less talented students have intensity. They have heart. They see the obstacle and they determine to overcome it. The more talented student sees his talent is not equal to the obstacle and gives up. Intensity might be called focus or heart or passion. It's the grit that makes a person go forward even if she's not confident that the obstacle can be overcome. She just knows she's going to give it her best shot. I have known martial artists with heart disease and liver problems who have earned black belts, deaf martial artists and physically disabled martial artists who have achieved their martial arts goals. I know of a blind martial arts teacher. Yet at the same time, many people without special problems have abandoned their martial arts goals. These people with disabilities have learned that intensity helps them compensate for their losses, and helps them achieve goals in a way that able-bodied people may never have to learn. The less talented students I have taught may have learned the same lesson, whereas the more talented people may never have had to.
Intensity overcomes obstacles. If you're passionate about achieving your goals, you will.