Bounce : the myth of talent and the power of practice / Matthew Syed.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Fourth Estate 2011Description: 296 p. : ill. ; 20 cmContent type:- 9780007350544 (pbk.) :
- 9780007350544
- 650.1 SYE
- BF431
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 650.1 SYE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 223150 |
Originally published: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
part 1: The talent myth -- 1.The hidden logic of success -- 2.Miraculous children? -- 3.The path to excellence -- 4.Mysterious sparks and life-changing mindsets -- Part II: Paradoxes of the mind -- 5.The placebo effect -- 6.The curse of choking and how to avoid it -- 7.Baseball rituals, pigeons, and why great sportsment feel miserable afer winning -- Part III: Deep reflections -- 8.Optial illustions and x-ray vision -- 9.Drugs in sport, Schwarzenegger mice, and the future of mankind -- 10.Are blacks superior runners?
Everyone knows that David Beckham crosses the ball better than anyone else and that Tiger Woods never 'chokes'. But what are the hidden factors which allow the most successful sports stars to rise above their competitors? Matthew Syed reveals what really lies behind world-beating achievement in sport, and other walks of life besides.