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.