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Bounce: The of Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice

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In addition he completely debunks the racial stereotyping attributed to perceived racial dominance in sports such as sprinting and distance running with scientific experiments and their accompanying data. And coming from a person who has achieved success – I say it is a very credible source of information and inspiration.

The old Edward Bulwer-Lytton aphorism smacked Andy Murray round the head in his first Wimbledon final, his fourth in grand slam tournaments overall.I think that the next myth to fall will be the myth (only dealt with slightly in this book) of age and learning. Meanwhile, our Games Gurus will be leading Ping Pong tournaments, games and other competitions throughout the event with music covered by our in-house DJ.

So far the focus in this book has been on the quantity of practice required to reach the top, and we’ve seen that it’s a staggering amount of time, stretching for a period of at least ten years. He adds other things into the mix too, such as the circumstances of where and when you were born, the need for a proper coach, the desire to learn and the motivation to keep learning. It entails considerable, specific, and sustained efforts to do something you can’t do well—or even at all. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

The original subtitle of “Bounce” may be even more interesting than the one you can see on its cover above: “Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success. We think of him as someone extraordinary – that is: a child prodigy – because we compare him to the wrong group of people. Deliberate practice--practicing to get better and to cure weaknesses--is what allows real learning and skills improvement. Because they've played and practiced so often, they can tell at a glance how a game is panning out, like a picture they recognise.

His three daughters were (according to Syed) the best female players ever, the eldest was the first ever female grand master, and the youngest was the youngest grandmaster ever, of either gender. This ties in to the power of ritual in performance, which is another fascinating subject and full of bizarre anecdotes. Lowering standards just leads to poorly educated students who feel entitled to easy work and lavish praise. They are in effect managers with no expert understanding of the technical field in which they preside. If every champion who has ever won at Wimbledon symbolises the shattering of 127 rival dreams, each of those also rans represent the shattering of thousands more.

Bounce is a compelling argument that champions are not born, they are made – and their success is down to two important things: opportunity and practice.

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