Summarizing the article: "Genius is just hard work? Prove it, you have 10 years to produce genius level work. Any takers?"
On this subject, the best book I've read is talent is overrated. They discuss this subject in depth and provide a great deal of research and information to support their claims. edit Oh, and their claim is that there isn't much empirical evidence that supports the notion of genius or even innate talent at all.