Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Although Darwin was a man of unsurpassed personal charm, his enthusiasm for sports and the pugnacious attitude that allowed him to become a championship golfer in his own right, added a certain lovable but disarming, and at times boorish, intensity to his personality. The passion that infuses all of Darwin's writings can perhaps best be traced to Ryde's insight that "every game he watched or took part in assumed the proportions of an heroic encounter...
...Alger Hiss as do those close to him, as "Al", the disciplined, kind, warm father and husband who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. So we learn of Al's love for baseball and his Lewisburg homerun (astounding the other inmates), his enthusiasm for the law, and his bleak days in New York City standing in the unemployment line next to actor Jack Gilford. The best part of the book chronicles Hiss's stay in prison and his troubles after returning to civilian life...
Cairo is planning to greet Vance with equal-if not greater-enthusiasm. President Anwar Sadat is preparing to charm the American in an attempt to build the same kind of personal relationship that existed with Kissinger ("My friend Henry"). The Egyptian leader is sure to emphasize that because moderates are now in the saddle in Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, Israel should take advantage of a unique chance to obtain a fair, negotiated peace settlement. Sadat will also want to press Vance for increased U.S. aid for Egypt's faltering economy...
...does not match up with the best I've ever seen. There's no reason we should be doing as well as this now. But a good chemistry has developed among the players after winning a few games." The players credit West's intensity and contagious enthusiasm. Says Forward Tom Abernethy: "One big reason we're winning is that Coach West has us believing...
December '75--It has become routine by now. An early Harvard lead precedes a Terrier explosion--usually three quick goals before the second period is five minutes old--and Crimson partisans are chanting "Screw B.U." out of frustration, not enthusiasm...