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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/the-practice-sessions-of-aspiring-champions-have-a-specific-and-never/)

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## More by Matthew Syed

> [“. It is often said that in elite sport the margins of victory and defeat are measured in milliseconds: the reality is that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/it-is-often-said-that-in-elite-sport-the-margins-of-victory-and/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-syed/)

> [Progress is built, in effect, upon the foundations of necessary failure. That is the essential paradox of expert performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/progress-is-built-in-effect-upon-the-foundations-of-necessary-failure/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-syed/)

> [Mere experience, if it is not matched by deep concentration, does not translate into excellence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/mere-experience-if-it-is-not-matched-by-deep-concentration-does-not/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-syed/)

> [“Later doesn’t always come to everybody.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/later-doesn-t-always-come-to-everybody/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/the-practice-sessions-of-aspiring-champions-have-a-specific-and-never/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-syed/)

> [“nothing new, nothing unusual, nothing of any great importance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/nothing-new-nothing-unusual-nothing-of-any-great-importance/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-syed/)

> [“Well, it doesn’t work. Lowering standards just leads to poorly educated students who feel entitled to easy work and lavish praise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/well-it-doesn-t-work-lowering-standards-just-leads-to-poorly-educated/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/every-endeavour-pursued-with-passion-produces-a-successful-outcome/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/world-class-performance-comes-by-striving-for-a-target-just-out-of/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-syed/)

> [“This is now a well-studied aspect of psychology. Social hierarchies inhibit assertiveness. We talk to those in authority in what is called ‘mitigated language’.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/this-is-now-a-well-studied-aspect-of-psychology-social-hierarchies/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-syed/)

> [“...innovation is highly context-dependent. It is a response to a particular problem at a particular time and place. Take away the context, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/innovation-is-highly-context-dependent-it-is-a-response-to-a/)

[Matthew Syed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-syed/)

> [When two peoples share a common passion: they are capable of empathising with each other's misery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-syed/when-two-peoples-share-a-common-passion-they-are-capable-of/)

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