Mark Williams, global expert in sports skills and talent development, and Tim Wigmore, sports writer for The Economist, The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph, consider sports success from various points of view, debunk myths about the need for many hours of training and explain, as outstanding athletes acquire and develop extraordinary abilities that allow them to reach a new level of skill." There will be many examples from football, baseball, basketball, rugby, golf, cricket and tennis. The book contains data from advanced scientific research in the field of sports, as well as fragments of exclusive interviews with dozens of famous athletes and coaches. We do not claim that there is a simple template, following which maximizes your chances of becoming the best, because sport, like life itself, is much more complicated and confusing than it seems. Outstanding athletes reach heights through a complex combination of natural data and training, where all components are closely interconnected.