The greatest

What does Roger Federer teach us about the secret to longevity? What do the All Blacks and improvising jazz musicians have in common? What do cognitive neuroscientists tell us about what happens to athletes' brains when they perform? And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty is more important than winning? Matthew Syed, winner of the Sports Journalist of the Year award in 2016, answers these questions and more in a fascinating, wide-ranging, and engaging book about the mental game of sport. How do we become the best we can be—as individuals, teams, and organizations? Sport, with its innate drama, competitiveness, psychological pressures, moral sense, and misguided pursuit of perfection, provides the answers.