Word: hugs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Into crowds of massed enthusiasm, John Paul plunged with a tactile directness, grasping hands, reaching out to hug and kiss infants with a touch that was at once firm and paternal. Through 15-hour day upon 15-hour day, the Pope persevered, both visibly wearied by the self-imposed ordeal and rejuvenated by the obvious stir he was creating. Said one member of the Pope's entourage: "He is a good dash man but not a miler. He gets awfully tired after a sprint. But the crowd scenes and the youth meetings seem to inject adrenaline into his veins...
...Runcie were pledged to the task of "praying and working for reconciliation and ecclesial unity according to the mind and heart of our Saviour Jesus Christ." In the cloisters after the joint service the two men sealed their pledge by grasping each other's shoulders in a bear hug-all this from a Pope who said he had never met an Anglican in his life until he and Runcie crossed paths during their tours of Africa in 1980. A top aide to Cardinal Hume, Monsignor George Leonard, later told TIME that the "depth and sensitivity" of the Pope...
...volume up. Chords that were farfetched or tries-counting become velvety, even lash, and, if you hear the song more than once, you can bury yourself in it as you munch your french fries. You might believe whatever the song tells you-as you swim in the music and hug the jukebox...
...John Thompson, 6-ft. 5-in. Fred Brown seemed unimaginably little, childlike and blameless. For a moment, so did college basketball, which is saying something. These days, a coach or recruiter is considered honest if he has never stolen a stove that's still hot. Then, in one hug last week, there was redemption. The losing coach, Georgetown's mountainous Thompson, wrapped his arms nearly twice around Brown, the Georgetown player who had just thrown a pass and the championship away. As if Brown were on a ledge, Thompson held him tenderly beside the court, while joyful North...
...than any other active coach, but in six previous Final Fours had neglected to win the championship. So no body begrudged him his moment above the basket after 20 years. Or one all-out "hugger" - "that's when you run into the dressing room afterward," he explained, "and hug everybody." To Smith, "every body" naturally included Thompson. The warmth between them traces to when Thompson was the high school coach and guardian of a player recruited by Caroli na. Smith's concern for the boy, who never achieved much as a player, touched Thompson. Later, when Smith coached...