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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. See full bio
November 18, 2008, Sport and Competition

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Put Your Worst Foot Forward

By Steven Kotler on November 18, 2008 in The Playing Field


Towards the end of the first quarter of last night's football contest between the Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills, around the time that the Bill's quarterback, Trent Edwards, threw his third interception, when Cleveland's own signal caller, Brady Quinn, had managed to complete just one out of seven passes, Tony Kornheiser-the supposed comic relief in the booth-asked Ron Jaworski-the onetime Eagle's quarterback and current reigning football guru in the booth-a simple question. Read More

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