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...sports-delegation handbook as "food"?he had to shed 4 kg in four days to make the qualifying weight in Athens?later apologized for what he modestly considers his underwhelming physique. "I think my muscles are kind of small," says Shi, his compact body rippling with the kind of brawn a pocket Popeye might enjoy after a hefty serving of spinach spanakopita. "Please don't judge my body too much, or I will get embarrassed...
...Olympics have always been about something bigger than who can run the fastest or shoot the straightest. The athletes?the macho brawn of an Australian swimmer, the hard-won flawlessness of a Romanian gymnast?tell you something about the places they are from. Perhaps then India's oversized and underfunded squad serves a purpose in these humorless days of professional sports and all the science, diets and doping the era brings. It reminds us that at least one nation remembers the spirit in which the modern Olympics were founded?as a contest among amateurs. And that taking part, however haplessly...
...Paris vs. Menelaus, Hector vs. Ajax the Great, Achilles vs. Hector--it's a dream card at Madison Square Garden, and the movie choreographs each set-to with burly ingenuity. This is The Iliad as a WWE SmackDown: violent fights, snappy insults and a connoisseur's idolatry of beautiful brawn. (Who knew Greece had so many blonds?) When Paris cringes from Menelaus and hugs Hector's sturdy leg, it's as if he thinks he can turn a one-on-one brawl into a tag-team match...
...programs recently awoke my passion for trashy reality TV. As an aspiring entrepreneur I couldn’t help but watch Donald Trump’s “Apprentice,” pitting male brawn against the marketing power of female sexuality. For those clever enough to avoid such morally-debauched viewing, the show follows a simple pattern. Two teams fight to escape elimination by implementing successful business programs, whilst plugging one of Trump’s numerous business ventures. Put more simply, two teams utilize their female members’ attractiveness to sell products by placing them before...
Harvard’s third and fourth lines took on a new look this weekend and met with success. Freshman Kevin Du now centers junior Rob Flynn and freshman Ryan Maki on a line that features Du’s deft puck skills and the brawn of Flynn (6’2, 220 pounds) and Maki...