"Be honest with yourself, would you be able to get the same results if you were put in the same environment/situation?"

Yep, I'd be able to get the same results if guaranteed millions. I've lost about 100 pounds before and got to single digit body fat when I was younger without that motivation. Lost some of my reasons for wanting to be fit but money would definitely do it.

This is kind of like of saying "of course he's a smart Harvard graduate. He got a scholarship to Harvard! He has the best professors, etc." True, but they still have to study and take the tests."

As far as the Harvard thing, good teachers would certainly have made a difference. My SAT scores were plenty good enough to get me in, but I had terrible grades in a few classes mainly because I despised the teachers. My worst grades were in a class where the teacher spend tons of time calling out "demoncrats" and giving us assignments that were primarily coloring. I fucking always hated coloring and it had nothing to do with the class so I just didn't do it. A teacher that inspired me would definitely have had me working my tail off and very likely getting top marks.