Polyglots claim that anybody with average abilities is able to learn from five to six foreign languages throughout his life. There are no learning disabled people. All you need is your will and wish. Yevgeny Chernyavskiy is famous for his originality among other philologists. He speaks (to a variable extent, of course) thirty eight foreign languages. In different times he happened to teach eleven languages. He also translated articles and stories from twenty eight languages. He interpreted from eleven languages. Also he speaks six languages just as good, as native speakers do. However, he learned by himself most of the languages, when he had some free time. He claims that he has neither any particular talent, nor any special abilities. It is just that he was interested in learning foreign languages, and it got him away. Chernyavskiy has worked out some recommendations for those who want to become a polyglot. Those recommendations are simple and very optimistic. Here they are: 

1. Study routinely. It is better to learn a foreign language half an hour every day, than to learn it seven hours in a row once a week. 

2. Always have current material (words, tables, texts) handy. 

3. Practise it! Speak it when an opportunity offers. 

4. Read as much as you can, even if you don't understand it well. Although try to find books you can handle. 

5. Don't waste your time. Study when you are waiting for something; practice it when you are walking; read books in a foreign language when you going by bus, etc. 

His favorite aphorism is "A man lives as many lives, as many languages he speak". Another polyglot whose name is Sergey Halipov speaks forty four languages. He claims that he speaks eight languages fluently, can speak ten languages pretty well, and can read, write, and translate from the other twenty six languages. He's got a system: first he learns basic phonetic principles, and then he tries to understand basic grammar and learn a minimum of vocabulary. He believes that it is not about the number of languages you speak, but it is about how intimate your knowledge is.