The Greatest, Matthew Syed
The Greatest, Matthew Syed
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The Greatest
The Quest for Sporting Perfection

Author: Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd

Narrator: Simon Slater

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 02/23/2017

Synopsis

What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity?
What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians?
What can cognitive neuroscientists tell us about what happens to the brains of sportspeople when they perform?
And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning?

Matthew Syed, the 'Sports Journalist of the Year 2016', answers these questions and more in a fascinating, wide-ranging and provocative book about the mental game of sport.

How do we become the best that we can be, as individuals, teams and as organisations? Sport, with its innate sense of drama, its competitive edge, its psychological pressures, its sense of morality and its illusive quest for perfection, provides the answers.

(P)2017 John Murray Press

About Matthew Syed

Matthew Syed is one of the UK's most influential thinkers on mindset, performance, and culture. A former Olympic table tennis player turned award-winning journalist and bestselling author, his seven books - including Black Box Thinking, Rebel Ideas, and the groundbreaking You Are Awesome series for children - have sold over two million copies worldwide, been translated into more than 30 languages, and earned widespread acclaim for their accessible insight and compelling storytelling.A sought-after speaker and founder of Matthew Syed Consulting, he advises leading organisations - from global businesses to national sports teams - on building high-performance cultures. He also presents BBC Radio 4's Sideways, which has been downloaded over 15 million times, and writes for The Times and The Sunday Times. He has featured on top podcasts including The Diary of a CEO and High Performance. With a unique blend of sporting excellence, psychological insight, and sharp journalistic storytelling, Syed continues to challenge conventional thinking and inspire change across sectors.

About Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd

Matthew Syed is one of the UK's most influential thinkers on mindset, performance, and culture. A former Olympic table tennis player turned award-winning journalist and bestselling author, his seven books - including Black Box Thinking, Rebel Ideas, and the groundbreaking You Are Awesome series for children - have sold over two million copies worldwide, been translated into more than 30 languages, and earned widespread acclaim for their accessible insight and compelling storytelling.A sought-after speaker and founder of Matthew Syed Consulting, he advises leading organisations - from global businesses to national sports teams - on building high-performance cultures. He also presents BBC Radio 4's Sideways, which has been downloaded over 15 million times, and writes for The Times and The Sunday Times. He has featured on top podcasts including The Diary of a CEO and High Performance. With a unique blend of sporting excellence, psychological insight, and sharp journalistic storytelling, Syed continues to challenge conventional thinking and inspire change across sectors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on April 05, 2017

I loved Matthew Syed's previous books, Bounce and Black Box Thinking. Two of my favourite all-time non-fiction books. I picked the paperback version up without reading the back page blurb. I was disappointed to find it was simply a collection of articles (although very well written) he had previousl......more

Goodreads review by Felicity on November 02, 2017

A book about what makes someone the greatest. What do they do that makes them stand apart from the crowd in the world of sport? Matthew Syed's best book so far. I found this fascinating and particularly liked the interviews at the end. A lot of the knowledge Syed shares is transferable to life/other......more

Goodreads review by Shawn on April 18, 2023

I'm not the biggest sports fan. Wisdom tends to come from unexpected places so I try to peek under a variety of rocks. This seemed like a popular and easy read because it's simply a collection of Syed's articles categorized by theme. The articles themselves aren't bad but a lot of times focus on the......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on May 01, 2017

This book differs from Bounce and Black Box Thinking by using Matthew's newspaper articles to create the narrative of what makes sporting perfection. This means that it's broken down into nice bite size chunks with 5 overarching chapters. There's something about sports writing that makes it come ali......more

Goodreads review by C on December 11, 2023

Little bit of a con just a collection of articles......more

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