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John Urschel: From NFL Player to Mathematician

The Joy of x

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Is It the Appeal of Puzzles for You?

I like understanding why i'm a wide person. I don't think we should primarily conceive of john as a football player. I really think of him as a puzzle solver and a he seems to have been fascinated by puz since childhood. As a little boy looking at om puzzle books that his mother gave him. How did this compare to your experience in school? Because, in principle, school has puzzles and things to learn and challenges.

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