Its true that hard work beats talent but, neither hard work nor talent can accomplish anything worthwhile apart from abiding in Jesus Christ.

John 15:5 I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

John 5:19 There Jesus answered and was aying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the son also does in like manner.”