Apstein, David J..

The sports gene: talent, practice and the truth about success/ David J. Apstein ; David J. Apstein. - 338 pages ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: in search of sports genes -- Beat by an underhand girl: the gene-free model of expertise -- A tale of two high jumpers (or: 10,000 hours plus or minus 10,000 hours) -- Major league vision and the greatest child athlete sample evEyüp.2017-1er: the hardware and software paradigm -- Why men have nipples -- The talent of trainability -- Superbaby, bully whippets, and the trainability of muscle -- The big bang of body types -- The vitruvian NBA player -- We are all black (sort of): race and genetic diversity -- The warrior-slave theory of Jamaican sprinting -- Malaria and muscle fibers -- Can every Kalenjin run? -- The world's greatest accidental (altitudinous) talent sieve -- Sled dogs, ultrarunners, and couch potato genes -- The heartbreak gene: death, injury, and pain on the field -- The gold medal mutation -- Epilogue: the perfect athlete.

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Sports--Physiological aspects.
Human genetics.
Athlectic and autdoor sports.
Spor--Fizyolojik yönler.
İnsan genetiği.
Atletik ve doğa sporlaro.

QM151 / .A67 2013