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Blood, sweat or tears?

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A new book claims that innate sporting talent is not inherited, but obtained through sheer hard work and practice.

Matthew Syed, Commonwealth champion table tennis player - and the author of Bounce: How Champions Are Made - and Olympic gold medal winner Jonathan Edwards debate whether great sports stars are born or made.


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