The sports gene : inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance / David Epstein.
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TextPublisher: New York, New York : Current, [2013]Description: xiv, 338 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781591845119 (trade)Subject(s): Sports -- Physiological aspects | Human geneticsDDC classification: 613.7/1 LOC classification: RC1235 | .E58 2013Summary: We all knew a star athlete in high school. The one who made it look so easy. He was the starting quarterback and shortstop; she was the all-state point guard and high- jumper. Naturals. Or were they? The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training?
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-328) and index.
We all knew a star athlete in high school. The one who made it look so easy. He was the starting quarterback and shortstop; she was the all-state point guard and high- jumper. Naturals. Or were they? The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training?
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