Also not mentioned: He was a gay man, which he never seemingly really came to terms with after coming out to his father at 18 and then being unwillingly outed t

Also not mentioned: He was a gay man, which he never seemingly really came to terms with after coming out to his father at 18 and then being unwillingly outed to his mother who declared him an "abomination", and it clearly fucked him up. He remained celibate for decades and never directly addressed the issue until his memoir written/released when he had terminal cancer. It's hard not to think of his interest in weightlifting as related to his internal conflicts over gayness and masculinity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/31/the-tragic-story-of-oliver-sackss-celibacy-and-homosexuality/?utm_term=.2258d109e9d8 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/3... And not mentioned: He also had some serious lasting physical problems from weightlifting, as did other of his competitive weightlifting friends: https://medium.com/the-polymath-project/oliver-sacks-on-how-our-hobbies-can-kill-us-2342f95c08 https://medium.com/the-polymath-project/oliver-sacks-on-how-... I am an avid weightlifter, I think its really great and overall healthy, but the linked article paints a rosy picture of something more complicated for Sacks.