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Radio 3,28 Jun 2012,15 mins

SeriesA Sporting Lexicon

Luck

The Essay

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"The toss of a coin, the spin of a roulette wheel, the sense of caprice whenever England is playing at football.." Matthew Syed considers how 'luck' is a huge factor in winning and not winning, and he recalls his own time as the UK's top table tennis player to back this assertion. Five writer choose a word to suggest sporting endeavour, and Matthew Syed thinks about the effects of 'luck'. Producer Duncan Minshull.

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