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Human competition is eternal. We thrill to victory, we suffer the agony of defeat. No matter what the future brings, sports will be a part of it. But what forms will these games take? Who will be the spectator, who will play? Will aliens be our opponents or machines? Will physical competition even exist? What rules will we play by? What will be at stake? What rewards will be reaped by the victors? What fates await the defeated? Will the entire universe be our arena or will our world be smaller than today? Visionary authors speculate on what swifter, higher, stronger, and winning will mean in the near and distant future. Preface by Paula Guran Will the Chill by John Shirley Run to Starlight by George R. R. Martin Man-Mountain Gentian by Howard Waldrop Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card The Fate of Nations by James Morrow Unsportsmanlike Conduct by Scott Westerfeld Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis! by Kate Wilhelm Breakaway by George Alec Effinger Kip, Running by Genevieve Williams Diamond Girls by Louise Marley Anda’s Game by Cory Doctorow Listen by Joel Richards Name That Planet! by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough Distance by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Pawn by Timons Esaias The Survivor by Walter F. Moudy