A mile in one second: Musings on human capability

In your mind’s eye, do you see a Herculean figure with Jesus’s hamstrings throwing himself forward at 36 times the speed of a fastball from a professional pitcher?
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In your mind’s eye, do you see a Herculean figure with Jesus’s hamstrings throwing himself forward at 36 times the speed of a fastball from a professional pitcher?
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With such history, Belichick’s denial of the award is perhaps one of the largest snubs Trump could have gotten from any sports figure. But I’d argue Belichick’s statement did more than serve as a slap in Trump’s face, if not just for the sake of symbolism.
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What Nickelodeon did is show everyone — not just existing sports buffs — that they too belong in the world of athletics.
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It’s easy to ignore problems in women’s sports when they aren’t headlining news. However, the very reason they aren’t is the crux of the issue. Hidden beneath multiple retweets is the complex ecology of inequity that demands our attention.
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The NCAA was right to cancel March Madness 2020 when it did. Why, then, with the country in a much worse position with regards to COVID-19, has college basketball resumed now?
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However, the situation differs for alumni and donors to the university. Football games, and their outcomes, influence if and how much they donate. Much like a “free” lunch, the relationship is not contractual, but it very much exists implicitly.
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At some point, we must look in the mirror and ask ourselves what our priorities are if we’re playing football now.
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Wilcox, Knowlton and the players are rightly frustrated with the fact that they are being held to an impossibly high standard while programs across the country are allowed to play with many more cases and with much less fallout.
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If a player wants to be a successful Laker, superstar or not, they must have the thick skin Bryant referred to.
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As sports fans, we must acknowledge the dangerous pedestal we put athletes on. Refusing to do so is simply irresponsible.
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