PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jim Ryun, Myocyte, Four-Minute Mile
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Height, weight, physical shape may be excepions to ericsson"s idea that becoming an expert does not have to do with natural ability. Bo jackson and dion sanders (excelled in two sports. How is that possible when deliberate pracice can only be possible for an hour a day). (k asked ericsson during a lecture) Ericsson said that sanders was at florida state were e was. Sanders trains harder and beter than anyone you will meet. A centre ielder in baseball and defensive back in football- diferent sports notwithstanding- the basic skills and training are sort of similar. So cases where you can do diferent sports but using same muscles and same training. Clara hues has won 5 medals in winter olympic and 2 medals in summer olympics. Turns out that it is the same muscles that are responsible for bicycling and speed skaing.