1) Someones ability to become something. There may of course be good potential or bad potential.
Such potentail usually occours in male adolescents that participate in
sports.
In rare cases some people may have to much potentail.
2) Joking about how someone may have potential to suceed or do something good, but
will probably
fail.
-He had so much potential. We
thought he'd be in
NBA, but furthest he got was halftime
show.
-Must of had to much potential.