 | Matthew Syed is a former three-times Commonwealth table tennis champion and a two-time Olympian. He is author of Bounce: How Champions are Made, a columnist for The Times and a commentator for the BBC and Eurosport. |
Bounce: how champions are made (Fourth Estate, 2010)
'Turn That Racket Off' [Opens in new window]
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