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The Bookshelf - April 2025

The Sports Gene by David Epstein

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Steve Bechtel
Apr 01, 2025
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Every month in the Climb Strong newsletter, I try to recommend a book for the athletes and coaches that follow CS. I’ll be putting those books here.

The Sports Gene by David Epstein is a deep dive into the nature vs. nurture debate in athletic performance, questioning whether elite athletes are born or built. Epstein takes readers through a number of cas…

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