
Is talent born or made? "Bounce" shatters the myth of natural ability, revealing how deliberate practice created Mozart and Federer. Endorsed by world-record holder Jonathan Edwards, this mind-bending exploration shows why your potential is limitless - if you understand the true science of success.
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When Roger Federer executes a perfect forehand or Mozart's compositions dazzle us, we instinctively attribute their success to natural talent-an innate gift bestowed upon a fortunate few. But what if everything we thought we knew about exceptional performance is wrong? What if the greatest athletes, musicians, and intellectuals aren't born with special abilities but develop them through specific processes anyone could potentially follow? Consider my own journey as Britain's number-one table tennis player. I initially attributed my success to personal qualities like speed and mental strength. The truth was more complex. I had extraordinary privileges: a tournament-quality table in our garage, a passionate brother to practice with, and guidance from Peter Charters, the nation's top coach who recruited talent from my primary school. Most significantly, I lived on Silverdale Road, which produced more elite table tennis players than the rest of Britain combined-not due to genetics, but because of concentrated opportunity and coaching. Had I lived just one door down, I would have been in a different school district, never meeting the coach who changed my life. This pattern repeats across fields-what appears as individual merit often masks hidden opportunities and circumstances. Almost every "triumph against odds" reveals unusual advantages when examined closely. **Takeaway**: Success isn't primarily about natural talent but about access to opportunity, quality coaching, and dedicated practice-factors often invisible in the polished narratives of achievement we consume.
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
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