Mysterious Sparks: Getting The Right Words at the Right Time

In Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success, award-winning journalist Matthew Syed reveals the hidden clues to success—in sports, business, school, and just about anything else that you’d want to be great at.

Have you ever experienced a transformational moment–what psychologist Michael Rousell calls a spontaneous influence event?

Shaquille O’Neal

Shaquille O’Neal was seventeen years old when he heard the words that would change his life. He had just spent his su...