Word: crosses
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Sure. He was disguised as a journalist, but he also tried to become my personal friend. He’d invite me to go cross-country skiing on Sundays out in the countryside. We would go to dinner together sometimes...
...presence was solid on the defensive end as well, as he did his best Butch Cassidy impersonation, stealing four balls against Holy Cross and five more against Army, matching his career high. He blocked two shots on Saturday and missed a double-double in the Tuesday game by just one rebound...
...After a torrid week in which he scored 54 points in two Harvard home wins, it appears only half of Lin’s statement still reigns true—the expanded distance has not affected him. In those two wins—69-59 over Holy Cross on Tuesday and 66-54 over Army Saturday—the Palo Alto, Calif. native made it rain from beyond the arc, connecting on seven of his 11 three-point attempts over that span...
...scored 19 of his points after the break. He posted the first five points for the Crimson in that frame, nailing a three and putting back a layup to break a halftime deadlock—and this was just his warm-up show. He beat the Holy Cross defense for a layup, then broke a 37-37 tie with a three. With his team up 53-52 with under five minutes left, he popped another three, then stole the ball on the ensuing possession, forcing his opponents to foul him. He made both free throws and two more the next...
...sort of rough political climate that would normally eat people like him for breakfast. His speech after the attacks was criticized for appearing meek and helpless, and his critics are probably right. What I see though, is a man wary of the same vicious cycle of Pakistan-baiting, worsening cross-border relations, and “tough security measures” that generate the sort of hatred that breeds even more terrorists. He knows his party might lose to the BJP and its allies in a few months, and he knows what that could mean for peace in South Asia...