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BITESIZE #74 | Tim Wigmore: Why younger siblings are better at sport

The High Performance Podcast

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The Little Sibling Effect

In about two out of three cases then, the younger sibling also goes on to be more successful than the older siblings. This is true both in terms of becoming professional and also when two siblings both go on to be professional in the same sport. Nearly athletes only had 0.6 older siblings. So a gap of almost twice. And this has also been born out when, just like the William Sisters or the Murray brothers in tennis,. In informal play incredibly important in shaping who becomes elite athletes. They've got their advantage comes from everything else. It's harder all the way along through your journey but that forces you to compensate. That's a really positive thing for you.

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