Word: graf
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Carroll and Graf...
There was so much controversy surrounding Personal Fouls that its initial publishers decided to abandon it, particularly after N.C. State officials went through the roof after hearing of the allegations--which were revealed on an early book jacket release. Carroll and Graf, a small New York publishing firm, decided to print the book, and the university began an investigation. So far, Valvano has stepped down from the post of athletic director, but it remains unclear what further changes will be made in the Wolfpack program...
...phrase from Rudyard Kipling's If that is inscribed above the doors to Centre Court: "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster/ And treat those two impostors just the same . . ." When Evert lost in the semifinals, the cheers were not for the victor of that match, Steffi Graf, but for the gallant loser as she waved in farewell...
...with those of Spain's Arantxa Sanchez, also just 17, who, in the face of that invincible Grand Slammer Steffi Graf, took heart from the achievements of her American contemporary and turned both the female and male sides of the French Open into historic celebrations of youth. "When Chang beat Lendl ((in the fourth round))," Sanchez said, "I think then I have a chance against Steffi. Plus, look what Monica did." Monica Seles, a two-fisted Yugoslav giggler, every bit of 15, terrified Graf in their three-set semifinal. "That gave me hope," said Sanchez, who came back...
Martina Navratilova will not play in the 1989 French Open. She offered no reason for her decision. Here's mine: Martina doesn't have the legs to stay with the younger players (read: Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini) anymore...