Word: gaylord
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Unreasonable expectation will be a problem for the next male class of U.S. gymnasts. But for Peter Vidmar, 23, Bart Conner, 26, Mitch Gaylord, 23, and the rest of these new heroes in white, the team victory over China was an occasion for unrestrained celebration. If the hockey upset of the Soviets in 1980 is an imperfect analogy?and it is?the feeling inside the arenas was similar. Until now the men of this sport have drawn less attention than the women, an inequity Conner can explain in a single word: leotards. But a Nadia Comaneci's or Olga Korbut...
...picked the wrong game to play our worst of the year," said Gaylord Lyman, one of the only two seniors on the Harvard team...
Seniors Bruce Weller and Gaylord Lyman don't want to attend their Commencement. It's not an aversion to pomp and ceremony, an allergy to mortarboards or a distaste for long speeches or slow marches. Weller and Lyman just want to be in Omaha...
...Chrie McAndrevs 26 52 20 16 1 0 2 9/9 5 2 14 3 11 .308 Mike Pakalnie 8 7 5 2 0 1 0 0/0 1 2 8 1 2 .285 Scott Vierra 29 87 17 26 5 1 3 3/4 2 3 14 7 28 .299 Gaylord Lynan 23 65 15 15 3 0 1 3/3 2 0 11 14 10 .230 Paul Vallone 21 44 9 9 2 0 2 1/3 3 1 9 6 9 .214 Chris Schindler 10 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .167 Jay McNanara...
...always been my dream." A good and brave line is managed by Lorraine Moller, the marathoner from New Zealand, who reasons, "They will be the only Olympics I might ever "know. Would you cancel your birthday party because a few relatives won't show?" American Gymnast Mitch Gaylord believes, "They will still be the Olympic Games. There's nothing bigger than that." As Naber says, "There are still five rings and gods on clouds throwing lightning bolts." When Alberto Salazar and others ask, "Will children grow up dreaming of the Olympics any more?" Naber answers...