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Year of the dunk, a modest defiance of gravity, Asher Price

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Year of the dunk, a modest defiance of gravity, Asher Price

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Year of the dunk

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

904011078

Responsibility statement

Asher Price

Sub title

a modest defiance of gravity

Summary

The showmanship of the dunk mesmerized Price as a child, but even with his height (six foot plus) and impressive wingspan, he never pushed himself to try it. Now, approaching middle age, Asher decides to spend a year remaking his body and testing his mind as he wonders, like most adults, what untapped talent he still possesses. Along the way he dives into the history and science of one of sports' most exuberant acts, examining everything from our genetic predisposition towards jumping to the cultural role of the slam dunk. The year-long effort forces him to ask some fundamental questions about human ability and the degree to which we can actually improve ourselves, even with great determination

Table Of Contents

Part 1. The Run-up: Assembling the gurus -- Evolution and the dunk -- Part 2. The Year of the dunk: The dunking year begins: twelve months to go -- Taking the measure of the man -- A natural history of leaping -- The rise of the dunk -- Besting the Fates -- A dunk contest: six months to go -- Girl on fire -- Dayenu -- Psyching myself up -- Aiming too high -- Can white men jump? -- It's gotta be the shoes: one month to go -- Jumping secrets of the Ninjas -- Carrying capacity -- Part 3. Touch-down

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