Olympics/elite athletes

[ccp]

I found this Mayo Clinic Proceedings article about genetics and athletic performance interesting.   It concerns all elite athletes and is apropo with the London games coming up.   I love watching the Olympics.  They are a great break from all the other drama.

http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00439-9/fulltext
 
 
 

[DougMacG]

Interesting recap below of a historic Wimbledon match today, 16-time Grand Slam event winner Roger Federer defeated current world number one Novak Djokovic today in 4 sets.  Serving at around 130 mph, Federer had 12 aces and no double faults.  Hitting at full power on the run for four hours against the best in the world, his total unforced errors were in single digits.  I didn't watch but that is an amazing performance.  Finals are on Sunday morning US time.  http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/07/07/federer_has_rendez-vous_with_history_97744.html

[Crafty_Dog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3HdsfUQdzI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Crafty_Dog]

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/07/23/120723fa_fact_bilger

[bigdog]

That was a great read.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/07/23/120723fa_fact_bilger