"Drive" is a mindset. You can see that pretty early on. When I played football in high school, there were a few "types" of players. The ones who came out just to put on a uniform. These guys were "injured" regularly, never really gave 100% effort, most ended up on the sidelines and just enjoyed being part of the team.

You had the natural average guys (like me). We tried most of the time, we did alright, but really never met our potential for various reasons.

You had hard workers, who were average player who just busted their ass. They were the majority of the starting line up. They worked hard, and got results.

You had the gifted player who usually were starters without putting in a ton of extra work, they pushed pretty hard during practice, etc.

Then you had the select few. The ones that were both gifted player and workhorses. They would be on the filed warming up 45 minutes before practice, on the field running hill sprints after practice or in the weight room. They went hard 99% of the time, they trained in the off season, etc.

Every one of those "few" that I ever knew went on to play college ball if they wanted to (some just stopped after highschool as they lost interest in the game), a handful were multi sport athletes (baseball, basketball and football was a common mix) but also football and track.

I remember going "they are only that good because they are naturals" and that was bullshit when I think back. They were good because when I walked off the field when the whistle blew, they walked over to grab some water then back out to do more drills. It only took me years to realize this because I was an idiot, not because the signs weren't there.

You can tell pretty quickly how far someone can go based on how hard they push and for how long. The guys who frequently walk off the field (or out of the gym) because they are sore and tired aren't the ones who are going to be setting records. The ones who make excuses about why others are better than the aren't the ones who are going to be setting records.