Word: frets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...have all had enough, I believe, of those who have sneered at the warnings of men trying to drive Communists from high places . . . We have all had enough, I believe, of men who seem to feel that freedom can do nothing but fret and whine as it watches its own slow, sure death...
...Davis Cup veteran. The losses did little to shake Dick's new-found faith in his ability to win, but they did create a jinx. Drobny beat him again in the quarter-finals of the French championships, a tournament that Savitt really wanted to win. He began to fret, decided he was over-tennised, and practically stopped playing for the whole month before Wimbledon...
Most athletes fear overtraining; they worry about losing that "sharp edge" of condition. Sometimes they try to ease this phobia by judicious absences from over-strenuous practices, thus avoiding bad after effects. And the coaches fret both evils...
...Michigan Coach Bennie Oosterbaan firmly fastened on his crown of thorns. "The boys are in terrible shape," said he. "They've put on a lot of extra weight and they're soft. And that Bear line is big and rough." Michigan's coach had reason to fret over his team's season record, too. With five victories, three losses (Michigan State, Army, Illinois) and a tie (Minnesota), Michigan had the poorest record of any Rose Bowl team in 33 years...
Open to Everyone. Sandy-haired John Baker, who had been associate dean of Harvard University, was no man to sit and fret about adversity. He seemed to be everywhere at once. At 8:30 each morning, the daily parade of visitors found him in his office ready to see one & all ("You can't administer in a vacuum," says he. "My door is open to everyone"). Later, he would be striding about the campus, inspecting and making plans, tossing out a cheerful "Howdy" to whomever he met. Late at night, while the fire crackled in his study, he went...