Word: amateurness
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...country's hottest sumo wrestler. After a brilliant performance in last month's Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament (which included his decisive defeat of Japan's top-ranked wrestler), the Japan Sumo Association promoted the 22-year-old to ozeki, the sport's second-highest rank. The 143-kg former amateur wrestling champ is the first European to hold the title, and he achieved it in just 19 tournaments?the fastest advance in the history of Japan's sacred sport...
...Super Retardo.”Azhar Usman:Two Harvard students walk into a bar, one underage and the other a Muslim. Therefore, one arrest and 50 lashes take place that night. After whipping the sinful Muslim to a bloody pulp, in what appears to be an amateur re-enactment of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion,” the Harvard cop asks: ‘How do you like them apples?’ This incident illustrates how tough Harvard cops can be, especially considering that the cop decided to enforce a strict medieval interpretation...
This was no amateur effort—according to a recent article in the Globe, Washkowitz consulted Vogue editor, New York publishing queen Anna Wintour before starting the magazine. She calls her a friend of a friend...
Being in a group that represents your high school when the “Basic Info” section already includes your alma mater is the best way to say “amateur.” Why do you need to emphasize that you went to a Catholic school with a bunch of other window shoppers...
...that she wanted to take a year off to train with an eye towards competing in the World Junior Squash Championships in July 2005. “I just wanted to single-mindedly be more focused on my squash,” says Lorentzen, who preserved her amateur status by not accepting prize money for any of her competitions. The summer after high school, she competed in the Pioneer Junior Open in Germany and the Dutch Junior Open, taking fifth and third. She spent the first half of last year at home in Connecticut working with a new coach, working...