The dramatic findings of a ground-breaking study of 120 immensely talented individuals reveal astonishing new information on developing talent in young people.   • The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done  • Learning to Be a Concert Pianist  • One Concert Pianist  • The Development of Accomplished Sculptors  • The Development of Olympic Swimmers  • One Olympic Swimmer  • Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player  • The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians • One Mathematician: “Hal Foster” • Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist  • Phases of Learning  • Home Influences on Talent Development  • A Long-Term Commitment to Learning • Generalizations About Talent Development