Word: ego
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This is not to downgrade Wimbledon, still the most prestigious tournament in the world. But the U.S. Championships remains the Waterloo to Borg's tennis ego. If Wimbledon frustrates his comeback and his much-awaited struggle with destiny, the loss will surely be to the tennis community...
...await the results of Haig's shuttle diplomacy, circa 1982. In a situation where the adversaries are both trying to save face, he can hopefully negotiate an ego-soothing out for each side. This would be a fitting happy-ever-after end to a crisis that at first seemed more comic opera than heavy drama. The Argentines hold the key to reaching this desirable resolution, for they can afford to be more flexible than the British. Certainly, the fleet won't return to Portsmouth without some kind of victory in pocket. The bottom line is that Britain cannot back down...
...military buildup and ended arms shipments to the Salvadoran rebels. Haig downplayed Mexico's role. Said he: "The U.S. will present and receive proposals on its own behalf." One of the main reasons for the Haig-Castaneda meetings, U.S. officials said, was simply to "massage the Mexican ego a little." In addition, the talks might dampen domestic liberal criticism of the Administration's hard-line approach...
Though the feisty young company so far shows no signs of stumbling, corporate success has claimed two casualties: the Harp and Ely marriages. Says Bob of his separation from Lore last year: "It was an ego conflict. She wanted to do things one way; I wanted to do them another." Says Carole Ely: "I was running away from a marriage into a company...
...like a hippo Baryshnikov. Belushi was the ideal comic complement to his SNL colleague, close friend and fellow Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd. But whereas Aykroyd disappears into his wicked, perfectly pitched characterizations, Belushi was a Method mimic. His impersonations seemed fun-house mirrors of his own turbulence. They were ego run wild. That gave them a special danger, and Belushi his unique appeal to a decade of kids ready for high-octane partying, kamikaze car rides, sirens screeching late into every Saturday night...