What does this quote mean, be specific, "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will

if you want something or you want to acheive something the only way your going to get there is by consistently failing and then picking yourself up and continuing to try. Persistence is key to acheiving anything....almost....persitence also leads to getting yer kicked sometimes too... but Calvin left that part out... prolly cause he woulda got his but kicked...