What makes a champion? Explaining variation in human athletic performance

@article{Brutsaert2006WhatMA,
  title={What makes a champion? Explaining variation in human athletic performance},
  author={Tom D. Brutsaert and Esteban Juan Parra},
  journal={Respiratory Physiology \& Neurobiology},
  year={2006},
  volume={151},
  pages={109-123}
}
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