skills

I have not played on Grass personally. I am recreational player, playing ONLY on Clay. IMO grass is hard to master: - low bounce - ball skids - big severs have great advantage - shorter rallies / risky game - slippery surface, makes it to hard to reach out to every ball and time it effectively...

Realised talent/skill manifests itself in different ways and at different rates. I bring this up when thinking about Jimmy Butler's NBA career to date. Generally, the legends of sports have tended to blossom early relative to their peers. I'm too lazy to say anything else... just thought...