It is practice, not birth that harbours prodigies speak17 Jun, 2011, 02.48AM ISTVivek Kaul, ET BureauThe Economic Times “He has talent that comes up from up above,” is an oft repeated phrase when it comes to explaining the success...
The harder you work, the better you get
Bounce, by Matthew Syed; Open, by Andre AgassiBy Simon RedfernSunday, 21 November 2010 Four of the six books on the shortlist for this year’s William Hill Sports Book of the Year award, to be announced on 30 November, have...
Bounce: How champions are made
BouncePosted on October 6th, 2010by Richard Asher The flight from the UK to Cape Town via Qatar is one of the most arduous journeys you can take in the world, and spending the night in Doha Airport could easily...
Sweating Your Way to Success
Editorial Reviews Syed, sportswriter and columnist for the London Times, takes a hard look at performance psychology, heavily influenced by his own ego-damaging but fruitful epiphany. At the age of 24, Syed became the #1 British table tennis player,...
Nature vs. Nurture: Is there such a thing as natural talent?
Click here to listen to the one hour lively discussion on BBC radio show “World Have Your Say” with host Ros Atkins, Matthew Syed, formerly the best table tennis player in the UK, former Utah Jazz NBA star John...