Bounce

"Sport is often used as an analogy for business, education, and personal relationships. In this insightful and entertaining book, Matthew Syed takes us a step deeper into the world of sports, showing us how much we can learn about our own behavior." -- Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational

"Everything Matthew Syed writes is worth reading." -- Lynne Truss, bestselling author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves

"The most important book I've read over the past six months is Matthew Syed's Bounce." -- Peter Orszag

"A cutting edge dissection--and ultimate destruction--of the myth of innate talent in the pursuit of excellence. Syed synthesizes his evidence with the precision of an academic, writes with the fluidity of a journalist, and persuades with the drive of a sportsman. Read this book now--before its too late. There are no excuses!" -- Mark Thomas, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, University College London

"Intellectually stimulating and hugely enjoyable at a stroke. . . . Challenged some of my most cherished beliefs about life and success." -- Jonathan Edwards, Olympic Gold Medal Winner in the Triple Jump

"Compelling and, at times, exhilarating--Bounce explains high achievement in sport, business, and beyond." -- Michael Sherwood, Chief Executive, Goldman Sachs International

"Cogent discussions of the neuroscience of competition, including the placebo effect of irrational optimist, self-doubt, and superstitions, all lend credence to a compelling narrative; readers who gobbled up Freakonomics and Predictably Irrational will flock to this one." -- Publishers Weekly

"Philosophical and thought-provoking." -- BookPage