Word: gloats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...modest Putnam doesn't gloat over his strike. He simply smiles and addresses the TV screens: "One of the things I described in the book," he says, motioning to the video screens "is that television is such a commodity in our lives, that even when we go bowling, we're supposed to sit here watching...
...Gaines," Brooks is hoping the novelty of a dye job and a funky goatee will have the masses running to the nearest Virgin Megastore. The reviews certainly aren't going to attract them--critics have been brutal. He'll learn a lesson the hard way--no one likes a gloat. Once we know he's out to set records, we'll try our best to stop him. It's the American way. Build someone up. Break them down once they start anticipating the finish line...
...unlike past years, Van Gundy didn't have any ankles to grab or scrums in which to intervene. ESPN pronounced later in the day that he had outfoxed Riley the master for the second straight year. Maybe he was just looking for Dave Checketts in the stands, to gloat, or maybe he was running through defensive looks at Dikembe Mutombo in his mind...
...unlike past years, Van Gundy didn't have any ankles to grab or scrums in which to intervene. ESPN pronounced later in the day that he had out-foxed Riley the master for the second straight year. Maybe he was just looking for Dave Checketts in the stands, to gloat, or maybe he was running through defensive looks at Dikembe Mutombo in his mind...
...cast a spell on the media and the public that they served with a humble charm that refused to gloat about his numbers...