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...head of one of the world's leading makers of sporting goods. His group's holdings in the past included the company that makes Look ski bindings, and he still retains ownership of Belgium's Donnay tennis rackets, which has fallen on bad times since Bjorn Borg, its main promoter, left the pro circuit...
...shots until an opponent makes an error. Grass-court players rush the net and smash unplayable returns low along the sidelines. On clay there is always one more chance to win the point; on grass it's now or never. The surfaces are so different that, among men, only Bjorn Borg in the past two decades -- and no one since 1980 -- has won the French Open and Wimbledon the same year...
What do sophomore Mike Shyjan and Bjorn Borg have in common...
...have been cruising at excessive speed. When it struck the ice, according to Senja captain Sigurd Kleiven, the Soviet ship was steaming at about 18 knots in an area where Norwegian maritime officials say no more than 3 to 5 knots is advisable at this time of year. Said Bjorn Sorensen, a Lutheran parish priest on Spitsbergen, who led a church service for some passengers immediately after their rescue: "Nobody who prayed today can accuse God of having neglected his prayer...
Wimbledon begins next week, a tougher stop for a baseliner, though Bjorn Borg contrived to win five in a row that patient way, and Chang has that kind of dream. "I want to be the No. 1 player in the world and have all the best shots in tennis: serve, volley, base line, drop shot, you name it. I try to set my goals as high as I can." If he inspires Asians, Chang will be pleased. "It helped Sweden when Borg came along and made such a big impact. I'm hoping it will also happen in Asia...