I subscribe to the school of practise. The more you do, the better you get. It isn't always that simple though; some things you just won't ever be any good at. It's a horrible lesson to learn, if you ever have to, but life can be cruel.
It's nice to have an idol, especially growing up. Often it will be a musician or athlete, someone with a skill that you can aspire to. If you practise, you might be as good as them one day - that is the idea anyway. However, practise is only part of it. You also need to know how to play a guitar/sing/throw a javelin/leap into a box of sand. These pursuits aren't usually for free either, so you will need to pony up some dough if you want to get to the stage where you just have to practise to get good.
I started playing the guitar when I was 14 years old. I didn't have piles of money to throw into learning, so I had to read tutorials in books and magazines. I was a reasonable bedroom guitarist, quite content to learn and play the songs I liked. I played almost every day, but I had picked up some bad habits and missed out on some good ones.
These days I don't play very much, and that really is a shame. I sometimes play with my neighbour, who is much better than me so mostly I like to just listen to him - and it makes me realise that it is still possible for me to be that good, I just need to practise more, and maybe have a few professional lessons. I don't know that I will ever get around to doing it though, I have so many other things that need to be done now - life is getting in the way of doing the things I love.
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