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“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

Introducing When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Madeleine Watts | December 5, 2022

Mother or Weapon: Retired Cage Fighter Jenny Liou on Navigating the Body After Birth

Mother or Weapon: Retired Cage Fighter Jenny Liou on Navigating the Body After Birth

“I feel silly even if I win, fresh off two babies, four years off the mats.”

By Jenny Liou | December 5, 2022

Maryse Meijer on Training to Be a Bullfighter (Who Will Never Fight Bulls)

Maryse Meijer on Training to Be a Bullfighter (Who Will Never Fight Bulls)

Introducing When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Maryse Meijer | November 28, 2022

In Praise of the Glorious Deliverance of Swimming

In Praise of the Glorious Deliverance of Swimming

Michael Parker on Worshipping Water, in Life and Fiction

By Michael Parker | November 21, 2022

How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Became Superstars On and Off the Field

How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Became Superstars On and Off the Field

Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on the Making of Soccer's Greatest Rivalry

By Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg | November 11, 2022

“Let That Dream Die.“ On Watching Tennis and (Actually) Becoming the Best Writer You Can Be

“Let That Dream Die.“ On Watching Tennis and (Actually) Becoming the Best Writer You Can Be

Veronica Roth’s Argument for Embracing the Unknown

By Veronica Roth | November 9, 2022

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By Laura van den Berg | November 7, 2022

Either/Or... Neither? Looking Beyond the False Binaries of the Catastrophist Present

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On Messi, Ronaldo, and the Radical Remaking of the World’s Game Over the Last 20 Years

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David Maraniss on the Afterlife of Jim Thorpe

David Maraniss on the Afterlife of Jim Thorpe

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The End of the Beautiful Game? How the Analytics Revolution Is Changing Soccer

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Why I Run: On Thoreau and the Pleasures of Not Quite Knowing Where You’re Going

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Rachel Richardson Doesn’t Need Your Directions

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Allure and Illusions: My Seven-Year-Old, Me, and the Cult of Gymnastics

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By Alison Wisdom | September 21, 2022

Winning Fairly: Lessons About Successful Leadership From a Real-Life Ted Lasso

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Hemlines and Court Lines: On the Evolution of Women’s Tennis Clothes

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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell on Suzanne Lenglen—Tennis Pro and Fashion Icon

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