Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Matthew Syed

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British journalist Matthew Syed.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Matthew Philip Syed is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and former table tennis player. He competed as an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years. He was three times the men's singles champion at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, and also competed for Great Britain in two Olympic Games, at Barcelona in 1992 and at Sydney in 2000.

British - Journalist | Born: November 2, 1970

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When two peoples share a common passion: they are capable of empathising with each other's misery.

Matthew Syed

Progress is built, in effect, upon the foundations of necessary failure. That is the essential paradox of expert performance.

Matthew Syed

Every endeavour pursued with passion produces a successful outcome, regardless of the result. For it is not about winning or losing – rather, the effort put forth in producing the outcome.

Matthew Syed

World-class performance comes by striving for a target just out of reach, but with a vivid awareness of how the gap might be breached. Over time, through constant repetition and deep concentration, the gap will disappear, only for a new target to be created, just out of reach once again.

Matthew Syed

The practice sessions of aspiring champions have a specific and never-changing purpose: Progress. Every second of every minute of every hour, the goal is to extend one's mind and body, to push oneself beyond the outer limits of one's capacities, to engage so deeply in the task that one leaves the training session, literally, a changed person.

Matthew Syed

Mere experience, if it is not matched by deep concentration, does not translate into excellence.

Matthew Syed

Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Matthew Syed

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