Calling someone a prodigy or that they have talent is genuinely one of the worst insults. Its like dismissing all their hard work and saying they wasted their time. Unless they were naturally talented. Then take that as a compliment i guess.
I hate when someone says i have talent. Especially my own parents. You were there when i first started. You know fully well i have no talent and i practiced my whole life for this. And even with all my hard work, im still lagging behind. Its seriously so humiliating and embarassing, and saying i have talent is just making a mockery of me and everyone else that actually has natural talent.