Why we all need to fail before we can be winners As Henman crashes out of Wimbledon, top psychologists explain why losing has created some of the world's most powerful people 1ST Edition

• Published in: Daily mail (London, England)
• Main Author: Narayan, Natasha
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: London (UK) Solo Syndication, a division of Associated Newspapers Ltd 09.07.2001
• Subjects: Blair, Tony; Churchill, Winston S; Dyke, Greg; Henman, Tim; Portillo, Michael

In common with many who go on to achieve power, [Madonna] and [Michael Portillo] are classic examples of what psychologists call a 'rebound personality'. Such people do not see failure as something that marks them permanently. Still less do they see it as a defeat. Instead, rebound persona...