finished reading Champions 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
在社会学写作和新闻纪实的边界上，事实上更偏后者。Chambliss的这个研究最终出现在1989年的Sociological Theory上。这本书其实没有特别多理论部分，可以当作ST文章的补充材料来读。「Confidence is not the cause of championship; it is the result of setting up difficult tasks and then doing them.」Chambliss写作水平在社会学家里水准很高啊，怪不得后来写教科书了。
Book
Champions
Douban
Daniel F. Chambliss
publishing house:
William Morrow & Co
1988
Through the modern history of the sport of swimming, readers come to understand the mysteries of technique, training, and coaching while meeting the athletes and the coaches. Contains portraits of Rowdy Gaines, Mary T. Meagher, Mike O'Brien, and Dara Torres. Published to coincide with the 1988 Summer Olympics. 8 pages of photos.