There is a difference between being talented and being ambitious. Having talent is when you have a natural aptitude or skill toward something and can accel at it. Talent is a gift that some one has when it comes to doing something. Then there is ambition. Ambition is a strong desire to do or achieve something regardless of you skill level. Ambition is a desire coupled with determination and hard work. Which is more important? Talent or ambition? Talent means nothing if you don't have the ambition to follow it up with.