A review by literaryellen
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein

5.0

Such a provocative, fascinating read. I enjoyed this book immensely. Both comforting and unnerving being an amateur distance runner and learning that genetics accounts for a huge proportion of trainability, running economy, oxygen intake, sport specialization, etc. Highly recommend for anyone even vaguely interested in sports and/or genetics. The book is long, but super well-written and easy to digest while still being true to the science it's reporting.