Bestselling author David Epstein discusses research on the complex interplay of nature and nurture in sports, how mentality propels success, how we assess potential, sex differences in sport, and why getting older doesn’t mean we can’t achieve greatness.
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David’s website
David’s book: The Sports Gene
The importance of falling in love with something- E. Paul Torrance
Groningen talent studies – Characteristics of talented soccer players
“David Epstein writes about sports science and medicine, Olympic sports, and is an investigative reporter. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Discover, Scientific American, Slate, The Washington Post, British GQ, National Geographic and The Guardian, among other publications. David has given lectures about the science of high performance on five continents, including a 2014 TED Talk. He is also very good at catching marshmallows in his mouth.” –blurb taken from http://thesportsgene.com
About the guest
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David Epstein is an American journalist and author of the New York Times bestsellers Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World and The Sports Gene. He previously worked as an investigative reporter for ProPublica and a senior writer for Sports Illustrated.
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