I am always a bit annoyed when someone dismisses a compliment with, Well, he’s a natural. I think it used to be applied to black ballplayers all the time, as in, “Willie Mays, he’s a natural.” It dismisses the fact that the player practiced hard, studied hard, and worked hard.
We are not only are genotype. One may be a natural, but you still have to work hard to be the best.
Kol Hakavod to the boy.