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...Tour of his plans: That he hoped to make the draw at the millennial Open at St. Andrews, but that if he failed he would dash back to the States and defend his title in the American tournament. "They said I couldn?t do it, that it was fine-able behavior, that I had to commit to the B.C. Open. I said, ?Hey, guys, you ought to think this over. We?re supposed to be about golf and its traditions here.? " Ultimately, the Tour, which is at least as much about money as it is about golf and its traditions...
...have enough time left in his career to wipe out the image of his semifinal exit from Wimbledon. Tied 6-6 in the fifth set against Patrick Rafter, Agassi hit a ball that was called out. He uttered an obscenity--a code violation that carries a $2,000 fine--which a lineswoman heard and reported to the umpire. Agassi promptly lost the match, but he wasn't through with the lineswoman. Approaching the net to congratulate Rafter, Agassi turned and smacked a forehand in her direction. "I meant to hit that in the net," he said unconvincingly. Agassi later told...
...Niro. "There were moments on this movie when Bob and I disagreed," says Norton, "when Frank and I disagreed intensely and when Frank and Marlon butted heads. But the assumption that conflict is bad is wrong. It's just creative wrestling." In the end, the movie worked out fine, and it has been getting good response from preview audiences. "I don't care about tension on the set if it's all about the movie and the character," says Oz, who admits he learned a valuable lesson. "I was combative [with Brando] when I should have been nourishing and gentle...
...jockey $100,000, a list of records with how often to play each one, and it wasn't illegal." He informed the committee that he had divested himself of all outside interests. More important, he was courteous and efficient throughout. At the end, Chairman Orrin Harris called him "A fine young man." (Well, he looked clean.) And Clark went back to work, spinning discs. All the way to the bank...
...King Solomon and the baby: Two women come to the King, each claiming to be the mother of a squealing infant laid before him. Solomon looks at them and says, Okay, I'll cut the kid in two and you can each have half. The first woman says, "Fine, thanks," and the second bursts into tears and pleads with the king to give the baby to her rival. Solomon, of course, hands the baby to the second woman, knowing that she was the true birth mother. It?s a classic example of Solomon?s proverbial wisdom...