In search of the ‘sporting genius’: Exploring the benchmarks to creative behavior in sporting activity

Journal of the Philosophy of Sport

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-127

  Hopsicker, Peter ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 81055122726     PISSN: 00948705     EISSN: 15432939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00948705.2011.9714553     Document Type: Article

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