Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Even harder to tell how to take what happens next: Iggy and his flunkies play "Raw Power," letting loose enthusiasm genuine and copious. Hard to criticize Iggy performing one of his great songs, and performing it pretty well. And there's the problem, I think. When Iggy was in the Stooges--before they became VH-1 "Behind the Music" material--the Stooges meant something. Sure they were a buncha high school drop-out glue-sniffing losers who made a hellacious garage noise with instruments they could barely play, but they had something to say. Basically: "screw you, I am human...
...Although there's not as much experience on our team as in recent years," Sullivan said. "This group has the work and practice habits--and the enthusiasm--that will allow them to improve individually and help us grow as a team...
...felt they worked really hard in the off-season," Delaney-Smith said. "I felt physically, aerobically and strength-wise, they were more prepared for the pre-season than maybe I've seen in the past. That even heightens your enthusiasm and your expectations for the season...
...groups, experts say the results can be excellent (even when the kids eat the lesson). But for schools with fewer resources, teachers have to do much more instructing from the front of the class and employ methods they describe as "drill and kill"--because they often kill the kids' enthusiasm...
...number who are obese--at least 30% heavier than the ideal weight--has skyrocketed from 12% of the population in 1991 to 18% today. Who is likeliest to put on pounds? Surprisingly, 18- to 29-year-olds and folks in the South, where the hot climate easily wilts enthusiasm for exercise...