Word: fame
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...psyche, so different from the buoyancy imparted to Americans by their frontier. Along the southern strip, where most Canadians live, Malcolm discovers a culture of impressive accomplishment. He cites litanies of artistic, theatrical and literary figures but notices that Canada begins to resent its heroes as they gain foreign fame. "There is something in the old Canadian mind that doesn't like success--at least the other fellow...
...Wood keep training into his 30s? Why does onetime Yale Rower John Biglow ignore severe back pain to continue his training? Why is Brad Lewis, a brooding Californian, so determined to beat the Ivy Leaguers at their own sport? Certainly it is not money, and surely it is not fame. Halberstam, who took the time to get to know the oarsmen in their boats and onshore, offers some provocative answers. They are not likely to make the sport or the sportsmen popular, but they provide valuable insights into the psychology of amateurs and of athletes in general...
...from Smyrna, where Nissan builds cars and trucks, and some 30 miles from La Vergne, where Bridgestone makes tires. The success that these two Japanese companies have had in Tennessee reportedly impressed GM, as did the state's abundant electricity, favorable tax structure and productive labor force. Despite its fame as the home of Grand Ole Opry and Jack Daniel's whisky, Tennessee has quietly become a thriving business center; 100 corporations, including Federal Express and Magic Chef, have their headquarters in the state...
...Lieberman was a real college student showing his contemporaries how to do things like make smoothies out of dining-hall fruit--helped the show gain a cult following. Students would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for a "hookup" recipe. Tapes of the show were passed around, spreading his fame beyond the New Haven campus and eventually to the Food Network...
Lest we find Beck’s frequent nods to past projects too self-indulgent, he occasionally winks at the very gimmicks that first brought him fame. The over-the-top Gringo Spanglish of “Qué Onda Guero” (about as authentically Latino as Speedy Gonzalez or Taco Bell), hyperbolizes his perhaps most recognizable hit, 1993’s “Loser” with its relentless chorus of “soy un perdedor...