Research memo, The Mundanity of Excellence:

Research note

• The Mundanity of Excellence: An Ethnographic Report on Stratification and Olympic Swimmers
  • He'd become fascinated with the idea of talent-and what we really mean by it-as a swimmer himself and, for several years afterword, as a part-time coach. He decided to do an in-depth, qualitative study of swimmers. In total, six years to interviewing, watching, and sometimes living and traveling with swimmers and coaches at all levels-from the locals swim club to an elite team made up of future Olympians.

• 수영선수로 활동하다 선수 생활을 그만둔 뒤, 몇 년간 비상근 코치로 일하면서,
  • 재능이라는 단어에 관심 가짐
  • 수영 선수 대상으로 질적 연구해야겠다!
  • 자료 수집 기간은 6년, 대상은 동네 수영선수부터 올림픽 선수로 구성된 엘리트팀, 방법은 면담, 관찰, 원정 경기에 따라가기도 하면서 함께 생활

• Optimism | Overachiver | work ethic | Mundanity of excellence, 탁월성의 일상성 |