When Nick DeMarinis turned on ESPN during the 2024 Pop-A-Shot National Championship, his reaction could've been the wistful, career-focused adult's, "Ah, maybe in another life."
Instead, the South Tampa dad and WeWork executive thought to himself, "Why not me?"
Why it matters: DeMarinis, 43, has mastered the art of not taking himself too seriously — and that ethos sparked a pretty remarkable journey for a guy who just liked to shoot hoops at arcades for fun.
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