I could be the most motivated basketball player in the world, Shaquille O'Neill will still be better than me. Ever see the movie
Rudy? Little guy has a dream to play football for Notre Dame. Hardest working man anyone has ever seen but, as the coach [link|http://www.moviequotes.com/repository/titles/96502.html|said]:
You're 5 foot nothin', a hundred and nothin', and you haven't got a speck of athletic ability in you.
There are programmers like this. They work as hard as anyone, and really want to succeed, but just don't get it. Never will. As someone mentioned, they'd make great accountants. That's not a slam, either. I'd love to have a good accountant.