Antti
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Or isn’t this the other way - genetics for your habbits in early childhood already.
Based on my understanding on the studies on the matter, no.
Without a doubt there is some kind of genetic predisposition towards athleticism. I'm sure that will encourage a child to partake in sports etc.
However, the nervous system etc of a child develop at an age where they do not, for example, actively compare themselves with others, and the development happens in part based on the behaviour of the children. They play, and they should play hours upon hours every single day. Encouraging this play and providing various opportunities for it develops athletes. I stress that a lot of this development happens quite early.
A child can grow in the country, play outside for hours a day, climb trees, jump on rocks, swim, run, tumble, wrestle, etc. As a negative example take a child with overprotective parents, no chance for outside play, no chance for inside play, just staring at screens for all day. Comparing these two extreme examples, I don't think genetics get to say a lot between these two.