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What makes champions? A review of the relative contribution of genes and training to sporting success.

British journal of sports medicine - 1 Jun 2012

Tucker Ross, Collins Malcolm

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Elite sporting performance results from the combination of innumerable factors, which interact with one another in a poorly understood but complex manner to mould a talented athlete into a champion. Within the field of sports science, elite performance is understood to be the result of both train...

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PMID: 22535537
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090548

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