on the contrary i have more respect for the "newbie" that can take 500 into 5000... that is risking pennies to gain dollars... that is a way to trade that actually requires skill.
most people will gladly take the nobrainer 1% on 1,000,000 than to try to take 10,000 into 1 mil.
btw i dont see a correlation between racing a car and trading stocks... other than both these occupations require u to sit down on a chair for long hours while staring straight ahead or watching blinking lights on the console.