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...game's greatest player when so many others fall flat, Yang joked Sunday that "I know Tiger isn't going to beat me up on the green. I just play cool and easy." But Yang also believes in his ability, saying that his success is no fluke. Going head to head against the mighty Woods is "something I sort of visualized quite a few times, playing with him in the final round of a major championship," Yang said after his earth-shattering victory. "I always sort of dreamed about this." As golf fans around the world watched in disbelief...
...markets of Asia, the Middle East and Africa - and as a result, it has not only weathered the crisis but continued to prosper. Last year, during the height of the economic storm, the bank's pretax profits surged 19%, while assets increased 32% to $435 billion. This was no fluke: StanChart in early May said it achieved record profits in the first quarter of 2009, and its London-listed shares have doubled since March. Such a stellar performance during the worst recession in decades has placed StanChart in the enviable position of being able to gain market share...
...Harvard women’s soccer team righted the ship in 2007, winning 10 games in its best performance since 2001. Proving that the transformation was no fluke, this year’s squad was even more impressive...
...Hoya and arch rival Juan Manuel Marquez. The underdog in this fight, Ricky Hatton, pride of Britain, has endured legions of fans with his brawler-style and charisma in the ring. He's been a rising star in boxing, but needs to prove he's more than just a fluke after being absolutely obliterated by previous pound-for-pound king "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather...
...site. Malan, who was first appointed a lecturer at the Extension School during his senior year at the College, says that he aims to constantly change and improve. Yet in spite of the praise he has received from students, Malan characterizes his path to teaching as sort of a fluke. “I never imagined that I would be doing what I’m doing right now. I started teaching because I wanted to get better at public speaking,” says Malan, “My junior year of college I ran for the UC, lost...