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The Price of Hope

By Steven Kotler on March 10, 2009 in The Playing Field

They say that sports are an on-going story, that that's the thing that separates our games from other forms of entertainment. A movie is over and done with in two hours, but today's ballgame is informed by yesterday's game, and its outcome will inform tomorrow. This ongoing story is only sexy from the outside. Read More

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Steven Kotler

Steven Kotler is the author of West of Jesus: Surfing, Science and the Origins of Belief. His magazine writing has appeared in more than 31 publications.

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