"Running across the court is a necessary element in basketball, but it is certainly not what is sufficient to be successful at it. In fact, you can run across the court so perfectly every time, but be completely unsuccessful."

I do not understand why success is so important. I sometimes play football although i know i am pretty bad at it. Because it makes me happy. One does not have to be good at programming as far as he/she wants to explore this area, learn new things and see if s/he is capable of doing it.