The hidden logic of success -- Miraculous children? -- The path to excellence -- Mysterious sparks and life-changing mind-sets -- The placebo effect -- The curse of choking and how to avoid it -- Baseball rituals, pigeons, and why great sportsmen feel miserable after winning -- Optical illusions and x-ray vision -- Drugs in sport, Schwarzenegger mice, and the future of mankind -- Are blacks superior runners?
Summary:
In this thoughtful, provocative book, a former Olympian persuasively demonstrates how sports offer powerful and often overlooked tools with which to explore fundamental subjects, including biology, morality, globalization, culture, gender, race, and economics.
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