Word: elway
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...football analogy, and his seventh placing, seemed to inspire him. "John Elway [who wore number 7 while quarterbacking the Denver Broncos] has always come back in the fourth quarter and put out extraordinary finishes," he said. "We have a saying in Colorado, If anyone can do it, John Elway can do it.'" But even channeling Elway couldn't help Lodwick overcome a 2:15 handicap. Two of the top three jumpers, compatriots Samppa Lajunen and Jaako Tallus, skied to gold and silver medals in a double Finnish finish. And a tremendous ski leg catapulted Austrian Felix Gottwald from 11th place...
...toughest climbing stages, L?Alpe D?Huez and Chamrousse, steaming past Jan Ullrich, his closest rival, the U.S. media managed little more than a two-minute mention. "Americans don?t understand," an Armstrong teammate told Sports Illustrated. "What he did here these last two days was like John Elway winning those two Super Bowls...
...Elway never had to suffer the allegations of performance-enhancing drug use that turned Armstrong?s urine into the most analyzed liquid in France since the ?98 Beaujolais. Cycling has always been plagued by rumors of drug use; strong climbers are often singled out for steroid tests. In recent years the speculation has mounted, particularly among the French press, who seem to feel some nationalistic horror that an American could conquer their most feared racecourse. For his part, Armstrong has been tested and tested again, and he has never tested positive. Each time the question comes up, the cancer survivor...
Bourque has reached the point in his career where nobody mentions his numbers anymore. He is the NHL’s John Elway, trying to find a way to put that one last feather into his cap before Father Time says that you cannot play anymore...
...these players are indeed role models for youngsters all over the world. Professional basketball has long surpassed baseball in popularity and has been nipping at the heels of the NFL, which has been looking for someone to fill the gaping holes left by larger-than-life stars like Elway and Marino. It's pretty difficult to get excited over journeymen like Elvis Grbac (once a third-string quarterback for the 49ers behind Montana and Young) and prima donnas like Ryan Leaf...