It’s not about the genes
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Last week, my wife and I sat down to our quad-annual ritual of watching two hours of sports during the winter Olympics. I was stunned to hear commentators’ references to genes and pedigree. It goes something like this:
With Olympians as parents, so and so has the genes to make this happen.
I’m open …
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