The book was a nice, fun read, and also an excellent reminder of how important practice is to a sport or to anything in life. The point of the book was that all the hours of practice and training are what make a gifted musician, talented athlete, attributing skill to relentless practice instead of innate talent.
As the author of the book “Bounce”, Matthew Syed explained being on the top due to hard work and individual talent is just a myth, what actually makes us be on the top is because of a specific opportunities that make us work and practice harder.
One of the quotes from the book comes from the author’s table tennis coach, Chen, – “If you don’t know what you are doing wrong, you can never know what you are doing right.” This applies to so many areas; the author perfected one of his strokes by continued practice doing it the right way and assessment of the wrong way, and is a powerful motivator to get a running coach; run with a group who can help assess your form; take music lessons from an expert; etc.
To sum up, I think the book is interesting and ambitious with an eagerness to find profundity where none exists. This kind of sportswriting goes down better in the US, and the book is clearly designed for that market, as many of Syed’s examples are borrowed from the world of American sport. Because when it comes to European examples I still think that there was a bit of talent with some hard practice and work.
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As the author of the book “Bounce”, Matthew Syed explained being on the top due to hard work and individual talent is just a myth, what actually makes us be on the top is because of a specific opportunities that make us work and practice harder.
One of the quotes from the book comes from the author’s table tennis coach, Chen, – “If you don’t know what you are doing wrong, you can never know what you are doing right.” This applies to so many areas; the author perfected one of his strokes by continued practice doing it the right way and assessment of the wrong way, and is a powerful motivator to get a running coach; run with a group who can help assess your form; take music lessons from an expert; etc.
To sum up, I think the book is interesting and ambitious with an eagerness to find profundity where none exists. This kind of sportswriting goes down better in the US, and the book is clearly designed for that market, as many of Syed’s examples are borrowed from the world of American sport. Because when it comes to European examples I still think that there was a bit of talent with some hard practice and work.
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