What do pundits mean when describing someone as a gifted athlete?

[Althugz]

A natural athlete is someone with suburb reflexes, excellent balance and the perfect blend of slow and fast twitch muscle fibers.
They have an uncanny mastery of body movement.

That's my opinion.

These are things that you can practice
These are genetic

I still don't buy the 'gifted athlete' thing. You practice enough at something you will get good at it. Of course the important thing is to practice the RIGHT things and correctly.