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.