The Sports Gene

<p><b>‘A wonderful book. Thoughtful…fascinating’ Malcolm Gladwell</b><br><br><b>Do you believe some people are born athletes?</b><br><br><b>Is sporting talent innate or something that can be achieved through endurance and practise?</b><br><br><br>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.<br><br><br>Along the way, Epstein:<br><br>- Exposes the flaws in <b>the so-called 10,000-hour rule</b> that states that rigorous practice from a young age is the only route to success. <br><br>- Shows why some skills that we imagine are innate are not – like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball player.<br><br>- Uncovers why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like the motivation to practice, might in fact have important genetic components.<br><br><br><b>Throughout, <i>The Sports Gene </i>forces us to rethink the very nature of success.</b></p> <p><b>‘A wonderful book. Thoughtful…fascinating’ Malcolm Gladwell</b><br><br><b>Do you believe some people are born athletes?</b><br><br><b>Is sporting talent innate or something that can be achieved through endurance and practise?</b><br><br><br>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.<br><br><br>Along the way, Epstein:<br><br>- Exposes the flaws in <b>the so-called 10,000-hour rule</b> that states that rigorous practice from a young age is the only route to success. <br><br>- Shows why some skills that we imagine are innate are not – like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball player.<br><br>- Uncovers why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like the motivation to practice, might in fact have important genetic components.<br><br><br><b>Throughout, <i>The Sports Gene </i>forces us to rethink the very nature of success.</b></p>