Word: dumbness
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...Classmates from a private school Skakel attended in Maine--really a glorified rehab clinic where Skakel was sent after a drunken-driving arrest--said he talked about the murder. The accounts ranged from helpless uncertainty--he was drunk, he blacked out, he couldn't remember what had happened--to dumb arrogance: "I'm gonna get away with murder. I'm a Kennedy...
...option under his regime. To get a detailed look at his target's finances and pick up the best talent, the deal had to be friendly. And it had to be fast, finished in a matter of weeks, not months. Going after underperforming firms that were "fat, dumb and happy," in the words of a former Tyco employee, Kozlowski would move in quickly to slash costs and consolidate and close factories; top executives were usually shown the door in favor of eager, young middle managers willing to work long hours. To make sure his charges made their numbers, Kozlowski dangled...
...plan was to hoof the ball in our general direction, hoping to catch our 'keeper unawares. All their coach had to do was point to our goal at the start of the game and say, "Shoot thataway." The tricky bit came at halftime, when he had to convince the dumb jocks that they now had to kick in the opposite direction! We, of course, played with dribbling skills, artful passing and subtle tactical nous. Even so, in the most fiercely contested school derby of the Indian Himalayas, St. Paul's sometimes...
...many ways, I have spent too much time running away from the “dumb jock” label. At the very least, I gravitated to activities that seemed to build my persona outside the stereotype. In this way, I spent nearly four years paralyzed by the stereotype. Partially out of fears of falling into the athlete trap, I signed on to a concentration that, due to the rigor of its tutorial program, was almost devoid of athletes. Even writing for The Crimson seemed the “unathletic” thing...
Today, as I graduate, I will be thinking of my life as a student and as an athlete. I will know that despite the stereotype, the jock need not be dumb and often leaves college more enlightened, by the virtues and lessons of sport, than his or her fellow classmates. In these lessons, there are delights. But there is also sadness, for, as Housman wrote, the rose of my athletic career has withered. It is time for me to step outside and allow aspiring first-graders to play through...