Word: bragging
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...look at nutrition facts when I go through dining halls,” says Trujillo. “Other than working out, I watch what I eat,” he adds. “I’m a borderline calorie-counter.” However, others brag about not having to stick to a rigid diet to maintain their bodies. “I don’t watch what I eat,” boasts Goonan. “I eat what I want.” Either way, for these muscle-flexing workout kings, the desire...
...next installment in the Press’s “A to Z” series, Harvard A to Z reads more like a quick reference guide that an exhaustive encylopedia, replete with all juicy factoid students love to brag about. Topics range from ordinary “Widener Library” and “Athletics” to obscure “Z Closet...
...will totally make you look bad,’” Peter remembers. “He thought that by discrediting me he would be less likely to be rejected.” Peter recalls that friend “slyly” bring up recruiting to brag about his own success in an effort at self-aggrandizement...
...don’t mean to brag, but I have the best family ever. I really thank God every day for them. My mom and dad have supported us in everything we do. My dad always just tells us to have fun. My mom thinks I am the best player in the world. My brother Brian will drive three hours to see me play one game (ladies, he’s 24, cute and single). My sister Kerin is my best friend and has taught me so much about playing through pain and just playing for the love...
...Like the one he earned in 1972, when he left his home in Houston to work on the long-shot Senate campaign of Winton M. (Red) Blount in Alabama. Bush, then 26, would often turn up at campaign headquarters in Montgomery around lunchtime, recount his late-night exploits and brag about his political connections, according to a Blount campaign worker. All that made him slow to win over the Alabama crowd, who began to complain that Bush was letting things slide. C. Murphy Archibald, a nephew of Blount's who worked on the campaign that fall, told TIME that Bush...