Matthew Syed

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Matthew Syed

Matthew Syed is an award-winning journalist on the times, writing for both the sports pages and the comment pages.
He is a three-time Commonwealth table-tennis champion and competed in two Olympics.
He studied PPE at Balliol College Oxford where he was awarded a prize-winning first class degree.

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Cover of: BOUNCE: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice

BOUNCE: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice

Can we really ALL be the best? Is the idea of innate ability holding us back? Could the ability to fail – and then get over it – be fundamental to success?

Publication date: UK 28th Apr 2011

BOUNCE: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice [ePub edition]

Cover of: BOUNCE: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice [ePub edition]

This edition does not include illustrations. Originally published as BOUNCE: How Champions Are Made The ‘Freakonomics of Sport’…

Publication date: UK 29th Apr 2010