Is talent a myth?

Four key messages

Hard work

Purposeful practice

Opportunity

Outstanding support

David Beckham

Thousands of hours of hard work

Top class coaching

Praised for effort not ‘brilliance’

Learnt how to deal with failure

Bill Gates

Went to Lakeside School

Lived near University of Washington

Spent thousands of hours working on computer programming

Mozart

Child prodigy?

Writing music at the age of 6 (perhaps by his father and it wasn’t all original)

Best piece of work at the age of 21 (Hard work and purposeful practice)

Michael Jordan

Possibly the best basketball player of all time

Dropped by his college coach!

Over 10,000 hours of purposeful practice by the age of 18

Outstanding coaches / teachers

Serena Williams

One of the best female tennis players

Over 10,000 hours of purposeful practice by the age of 18

Outstanding coaches / teachers. One being her father

Why are African long distance runners so successful?

Four key messages

Hard work

Purposeful practice

Opportunity

Outstanding support

Matthew Syed

Number 1 in the UK

Represented England in various competitions around the world

Over 10,000 hours of purposeful practice

Outstanding coaches

Average ability during his youth

Matthew Syed

YEAR 11

High achieving students A* / A

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High achieving students in Year 7

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