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David Epstein

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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

by David Epstein

David Epstein takes on the oldest argument in athletics, talent versus training, and refuses to give you the comforting answer either side wants. The Sports Gene is rigorous, surprising, and far more nuanced than the nature-or-nurture debate it wades into.