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Unfortunately, Harvard also had the worst defense in the league, and to correct that, this year's team will rely on some added height and some added quickness from a dynamic duo that's new to Cambridge...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Ivy Men's Hoop: It's Up for Grabs | 12/11/1984 | See Source »

After the game, Delaney Smith marveled at her opponents. "They have what every coach wants," she said, "height, speed, experience, and depth...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Boston College Express Runs Wild As Woman Hoopsters Fall, 75-49 | 12/6/1984 | See Source »

...view, "everything points to the U.S.F.L., if you know what I mean." Riches are already whispered. "But for some reason, deep down inside, I just have a feeling I'll wind up in the N.F.L. I'm not the greatest athlete in the world, as far as height, speed, strength or anything else. But I'm a good blend ol a number of things," not the least of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Little Trophy Comes to Life | 12/3/1984 | See Source »

...highly developed technique," Shattuck says. "He's got the height and the jumping ability...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: The Scouting Report From Guatemala | 11/30/1984 | See Source »

...past are a form of detachment as real as the thousands of miles between him and his family in Dorset. Writing about other travel writers distances him from his own encounters on the trail. By ranking subjectivity above literal facts, he finally removes himself to that lonely height where the artist, not the soldier-adventurer, is hero. "Writing the book," he thinks before catching the train home. "That was the real journey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In the Land of Far Beyond | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

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