Long before social media made things like bib replication easier, banditing at major races was viewed as a brave act. Rebellious runners like John Tarrant gatecrashed races as a political statement, in protest of rules about amateurism that limited how much money athletes could earn in appearance fees and endorsements. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Ultimately, the joy of sports is social and psychological, both in the ballpark and around a television on Super Bowl Sunday. Mary Pilon Read Quote
I think that when you talk to people about Monopoly, they love talking about their memories associated with it. And for me, I’m the same way. I mean, when I think about Monopoly, I think of my family playing at the holidays. Mary Pilon Read Quote
To play ‘Tetris’ is to knowingly opt in to something that has no end and no way of winning. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Once you let go of the idea of waiting for a magical lightning bolt of genius to hit, you can really get to work. Mary Pilon Read Quote
Wall Street trading floors have long been seen as bastions of testosterone that rewarded, literally, those with sharp elbows who could throw a punch. Mary Pilon Read Quote
For professional athletes, the motives for cheating generally are more obvious: money, fame, and often a low likelihood of being caught. But why would a middle- or back-of-the-pack runner lie or cheat in a race that doesn’t even matter? Mary Pilon Read Quote
Even as Instagram defines our visual moment, we use the app’s filters to travel backwards in time, to make our images resemble the Polaroids of yore by casting them literally in a different, more nostalgic light. Mary Pilon Read Quote
While most American labor unions have struggled for the past several decades, professional baseball players comprise one of the strongest packs of organized workers in the world. Mary Pilon Read Quote
