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 ever: the hardware and software paradigm
The talent of trainability
Superbaby, bully whippets, and the trainability of muscle
The big bang of body types
We are all black (sort of): race and genetic diversity
The warrior-slave theory of Jamaican sprinting
Malaria and muscle fibers
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
Epilogue: the perfect athlete.
From the Book - Paperback edition.
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 ever: the hardware and software paradigm --
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 --