October 21, 2013 Table Of Contents
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THE MAIL
PRO BASKETBALL
Reflections On a Cold-blooded Career
What does the NBA's baddest man draw upon when he's searching for the strength to get through a devastating Achilles injury? A lifetime of taking licks—beginning in a Houston dojo when he was a four-year-old—that only made him stronger
By Lee Jenkins
The MMQB
By Jim Trotter
WORDS WITH PEDRO
WORDS WITH ... PEDRO MARTINEZ BASEBALL GENIUS
By Tom Verducci
LONGFORM
POINT AFTER
By Steve Rushin
Departments
By Ben Reiter
The ability of Adrian Peterson and other athletes to return to the field in the face of personal pain may make them more like the rest of us than we think
By JON WERTHEIM
USA Swimming outdistanced its legacy of failing to protect its athletes from coaches
The American Outlaws keep growing
By Brian Straus
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Figuring out who simply plays one on TV
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick
Jameis Winston is—no surprise—putting his stamp on Florida State
By Andy Staples