Everyone deserves a chance to excel

The world is no longer a hard-working space.  All you see are people who get breaks from someone famous they know.
I have several examples of this concept. I was college classmates with an aspiring comedian. Is he the next Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx or Eddie Murphy? Probably not.  But he deserves an opportunity. In my opinion, he's equal to a comedian on a popular, national-syndicated radio show. The only difference- the comedian is connected to host of a show.
I'll put myself out there as an example. I'm a talented newspaper who deserved chances to become managing editor and sports editor at the first job.  Somehow, they did not think so. People who advanced had it in good with the upper management.
At the current job, I deserved a chance to become publisher. Guess I am not the right fit. 
Former President Barack Obama put people in roles they were never in before, a Vice President, Secretary of Defense and Attorney General. They were allowed to grow into the roles.
The biggest laugh has an Alabama connection.  When Ray Perkins resigned as Alabama football coach to become coach/General Manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Steve Young was quarterback.  Tampa Bay had the number one pick, and everyone was in love with Miami Hurricanes Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Vinny Testaverde. 
Not only did Tampa take Vinny number one, but Perkins was also ready to dump Young. San Francisco coach Bill Walsh thought it'd take two first-round picks to acquire Young and the 49ers had Joe Montana, the greatest quarterback ever. Perkins told Walsh a third and fifth round pick would work.  The deal was made and Young developed into a Hall of Famer. Walsh saw the BYU film on Young, not playing for a 2-14 Tampa squad. Vinny was an average QB. 
The only ones who saw Steve Young's talent and believed were Walsh, myself and of course, the left-handed heir to BYU. The lesson here is everybody deserves a chance by earning, not being handed one.