Summary of Matthew Syed's Bounce

📖 The Scoop

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The American Dream encourages individuals to achieve greatness, but is it true. Many who have reached the top in sport or any other field choose to tell their stories with the American Dream attributes of speed, guile, and adaptability. But these are not always the attributes that elevate people above others. #2 Mr. Charters was a teacher at the local primary school, a tall man with a mustache and a twinkle in his eye. He was the coach of almost all the after-school sporting clubs, the manager of the school soccer team, and the organizer of school sports day. #3 Omega Table Tennis Club was a one-table hut in a gravel enclosure a couple of miles from where we lived in suburban Reading. It was cold in winter, ferociously hot in summer, and had plants growing through the roof and floor. But it had one advantage that made it unique: it was open 24 hours a day for the exclusive use of its members. #4 The biographical bias is the tendency to believe that success is driven by ability and hard work, when in reality, it is not. Every successful person has been fortunate enough to live in a specific place and time, with a specific family background, that allowed them to learn and work hard.

Genre: Sports & Recreation / Sports Psychology (fancy, right?)