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A review by bethgiven
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein
4.0
We know that to be successful in athletics, you have to train and train and train some more. But some will train from childhood and never make it to the big leagues and others will - and still others will pick up a sport relatively late and still be Olympic-bound. What role does genetics play in athletics?
Fascinating, even if a lot of the biology went over my head. I liked how Epstein approached the nature/nurture debate; lots of food-for-thought here.
I especially enjoyed learning about runner-turned-cardiologist Anthony Sandoval, because he is from my hometown of Los Alamos, NM (I didn't know him or his amazing story until reading this book! Though I really should have known his oldest daughter; she was two grades younger than me in HS).
My clean-reading friends: less than a half dozen profanities (no f-bombs). I feel good recommending this one.
Fascinating, even if a lot of the biology went over my head. I liked how Epstein approached the nature/nurture debate; lots of food-for-thought here.
I especially enjoyed learning about runner-turned-cardiologist Anthony Sandoval, because he is from my hometown of Los Alamos, NM (I didn't know him or his amazing story until reading this book! Though I really should have known his oldest daughter; she was two grades younger than me in HS).
My clean-reading friends: less than a half dozen profanities (no f-bombs). I feel good recommending this one.