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The names−YFG-50, Boron XT and the XRC−conjure up visions of supersonic test planes or supercharged racing cars. But the sobriquets belong to tennis racquets, crafted in strange shapes of exotic materials, and designed to bestow court greatness on weekend hackers. In search of a bigger...
The one time we had drunk liquor en casa was on the Fourth of July. On Independence Day we toasted the United States with a bottle of the local brew. Each member of the family hugged me in congratulations for "my day." Then Papa and I solemnly consumed the revered...
"I feel that I'm probably the greatest coach in any legal sport," cross-country coach Bill McCurdy (who else?) once quipped. McCurdy's greatness, perhaps more than anything else, lies in his originality.
The best known example of the enduring greatness of golf's champions is Gene Sarazen. When he was seventy-one, he played in the 1973 British Open at Troon, fifty years after his first appearance there. The dapper, knickerbockered Sarazen aced the 126-yd. hole known as the Postage Stamp...
Occasionally, blacks observing Blue on street corners accuse him of demeaning himself in public. However, disapproval does not deter him. "I'm striving for greatness," he usually responds.