The Sports Gene

Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success

David Epstein

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Yellow Jersey Press
15 February 2014

Popular science; Genetics (non-medical); Sports & outdoor recreation; Ball games; Track & field sports, athletics

An entertaining and thought-provoking examination of the truth behind talent and success.

'A wonderful book. Thoughtful...fascinating' Malcolm Gladwell

Do you believe some people are born athletes?

Is sporting talent innate or something that can be achieved through endurance and practise?

In this ground-breaking and entertaining exploration of athletic success, award-winning writer David Epstein gets to the heart of the great nature vs. nurture debate, and explodes myths about how and why humans excel.

Along the way, Epstein-

- Exposes the flaws in the so-called 10,000-hour rule that states that rigorous practice from a young age is the only route to success.

- Shows why some skills that we imagine are innate are not - like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball player.

- Uncovers why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like the motivation to practice, might in fact have important genetic components.

Throughout, The Sports Gene forces us to rethink the very nature of success.

By: David Epstein
Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9780224091626
ISBN 10: 022409162X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 February 2014
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success

Endlessly fascinating -- John Harding * Daily Mail * 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 -- Ed Smith * New Statesman * 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 Provides a powerful and convincing analysis of how genes influence all our lives, especially the careers of elite sportsmen * The Times * A wonderful book. Thoughtful... fascinating. -- Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers