Itturnsoutthatpeopleatthetopoftheirgame, whetherthat's anathlete, a musicianoreven a scientist, aremorelikelytogothroughsomethingcalled a "SamplingPeriod" whenthey'reyounger.
Havinglotsofexperiencetodrawonfromotherfields, evenifsomeofthosefieldsarejustforleisure, andnotonlyspecializingandzoninginononethingseemstoprovide a hugebenefit.
Ofcourse, ifyoualreadyarereallygoodatsomething, itmayalsohelphaving a littlehumilityknowingchancesareyouhad a bitofluckwithyourgenetics, yourcircumstance, andyourexposuretomanydifferentthings.