Finnish skier Eero Mantyranta at the IX Winter Olympics in Austria, 1964

Finnish skier Eero Mantyranta at the IX Winter Olympics in Austria, 1964

Photograph by ITAR-TASS Photo Agency / Alamy

I Ran Faster Because of My "Sports Gene"

The author of the best-selling book tells how DNA has given many athletes—including him—a boost.

ByDavid Epstein
October 8, 2013

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