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Moore points to the struggles Peljto and her family have undergone as explanations for Peljto’s relentless work ethic and intense focus on the court...
...what has made the 149 lb. champ so special to the Crimson hasn’t just been his personal accomplishments. It has been his relentless drive, dedication and work ethic that have so endeared him to his teammates and which will make the Jantzen name forever synonomous with Harvard...
...names tattooed on their arms. Jones--who is so good that when she got three golds and two bronzes at the Olympics in 2000, she considered it a disappointment--is charismatic, does charity work and constantly signs autographs for kids. She's known for her intensity. "Marion's work ethic was like none I've ever seen," says veteran sports journalist Ron Rapoport, author of See How She Runs: Marion Jones and the Making of a Champion...
...should Dartboard be reprimanded, punished even for an admirable work ethic? Did Dartboard not deserve a treat here and there for her attempts to succeed...
...argues that the closing of black neighborhood schools--with their traditions, yearbooks, mottoes, fight songs and halls of fame--ripped the centerpiece out of those communities. "It removed support systems," McFrazier says. Black role models--doctors and educators--left the neighborhood and moved to suburban communities, taking their achievement ethic with them. "That lowered expectations," says McFrazier. And even though the races now sit side by side, Brown did little to alter the subtle but powerful prejudices within classrooms that lead teachers to expect more from white students than they do from minority students...