Is It Ever Too Late to Pursue a Dream? Dan Stoddard believes there is room in the NBA for a 42-year-old rookie. Brendan Burden   This story was funded by Longreads Members Join and help support great storytelling Matt Giles | Longreads | March 2019 | 28 minutes (6,730 words) Dry heaves racked Dan Stoddard’s body as

Image: An image of the French forward Kylian Mbappé was projected on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at a celebration of France’s victory in the Russia 2018 World Cup on Sunday.CreditGerard Julien/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Antony J. Blinken | Contributing Opinion Writer | July 16, 2018 | NEW YORK TIMES France’s triumph in the

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Image: Kazuyoshi Miuri began his professional career in 1986. He is winding it down in his native Japan at age 51. CreditCreditShiho Fukada for The New York Times. Still going at age 51, the former Japan star represents the possibilities of aging productively in a country with an average life expectancy of 83.8 years. By Jeré Longman, Oct. 3,