In the modern road-running era, digital photography has intersected with weekend-warrior culture, creating a golden age of social-media humblebragging. For some, the marathon course is sacred ground. For others, it’s a personal movie set. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Something amazing happens when you tell people you write about sports for a living. You begin to feel like you’re in a scene from ‘Dawn of the Dead.’ The way people change when talking about ‘their team’ can be nothing short of zombiefication. Mary Pilon Read Quote
No one in my family was a journalist, and it didn’t seem like a real job. Part of me still doesn’t think it is. Mary Pilon Read Quote
It’s still thrilling, even if my work is something that people even pretend they’re interested in on a first date or at a cocktail party. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Some Americans, like those working in government or nonprofits, know the consequences of having their salaries public. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Because sports are a religion, it’s difficult to imagine a world without the Olympics, and to be sure, they have given us many glorious moments. Mary Pilon Read Quote
As the U.S. prison population has surged over the decades, the legal profession’s distaste for former inmates has become more conspicuous. And it isn’t only law. Medical schools often have committees to evaluate cases and mitigating factors but are generally reluctant to admit ex-inmates. Mary Pilon Read Quote
While the U.S. government is unlikely to ever limit the number of football games, plenty of parents are refusing to let their children play the sport due to the risk of head injuries. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Increasingly, football fans are arguing that the game is bloated with too much down time. The officiating is clumsy. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Football, like boxing, will never go away, just occupy a different role in the American zeitgeist. Mary Pilon Read Quote
