The Sports Gene David Epstein Analysis

In chapter two of the book, The Sports Gene, the author David Epstein compares and contrasts two high jumpers that have achieved their greatness in very different ways. Donald Thomas is a basketball player who happened to be in the right place at the right time when a fellow high jumper challenged him to clearing a high jump, which he surprisingly did with ease. The other jumper; Stefan Holm, was a trained professional who had won the previous championships. These two athletes could not be anymore different, but have just the same ability in their sport.

There is a very big dispute on if the author is favoring one of the athletes, and if he is, who? Although, after reading through this chapter a couple of times, the answer to these two