Could it be that Mr. Coolidge was describing what we bulldog fanciers have known all along? ...

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
― Calvin Coolidge
Dare I ask, was he describing gameness?

Jack