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This is your brain on sports, the science of underdogs, the value of rivalry, and what we can learn from the t-shirt cannon, L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers

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This is your brain on sports, the science of underdogs, the value of rivalry, and what we can learn from the t-shirt cannon, L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

This is your brain on sports

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

935692452

Responsibility statement

L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers

Sub title

the science of underdogs, the value of rivalry, and what we can learn from the t-shirt cannon

Summary

In this irresistible narrative romp, Wertheim and Sommers usher us from professional football to the NBA to Grand Slam tennis, from the psychology of athletes self-handicapping their performance in the boxing ring or the World Series, to an explanation of why even the glimpse of a finish line can lift us beyond ordinary physical limits. They explore why Tom Brady and other starting NFL quarterbacks allseem to look like fashion models; why fans of teams like the Cubs, Mets, and any franchise from Cleveland love rooting for a loser; why the best players make the worst coaches; why hockey goons (and fans) would rather fight at home than on the road; and why the arena t-shirt cannon has something to teach us about human nature. --Publisher

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