An entertaining and thought-provoking examination of the truth behind talent and success.
David Epstein is an award-winning senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he covers sports science, medicine, and Olympic sports. His investigative pieces are among Sports Illustrated's most high-profile stories. An avid runner himself, he earned All-East honours on Columbia University's varsity track squad. This is his first book.
A wonderful book. Thoughtful... fascinating.
*Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers*
Provides a powerful and convincing analysis of how genes influence
all our lives, especially the careers of elite sportsmen
*The Times*
A fascinating, thought-provoking look at the leading edge of sports
performance, written by a guy who knows the territory. David,
besides being a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, was a
collegiate runner for Columbia University. More to the point, he’s
a terrific researcher and a fine, thoughtful writer
*Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code*
Full credit to David Epstein, a Sports Illustrated journalist with
a serious and deep knowledge of genetics and sports science, for
his terrific and unblinking new book, The Sports Gene, a timely
corrective to the talent-denial industry
*New Statesman*
Endlessly fascinating
*Daily Mail*
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