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

Interesting enough, and the writing has a good balance of technical talk with examples of athletes. If you hadn't already intuited, being a stellar athlete requires a genetic cocktail that scientists don't really understand plus environment and opportunities. In the end, it seems that there is a sport for every type of body to do well in, the question is if you can find the sport that is ideal for your genetics and if you have enough drive to train in that sport. Usain Bolt wanted to play cricket; Michael Jordan wanted to play baseball. Lucky for them, they had people in their lives to steer them in a more profitable direction.