Word: isa
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...Daniel Penese and Willie Isa, both Auckland-born to Samoan parents, are Penrith teammates in the National Youth Competition, a nursery for the NRL. "Me and Willie were always stronger than the other kids," says Penese, who'd scatter opponents with a cattle-prod-like fend. Both say they were targeted by referees and implored by parents to take it easy. Isa contends there are two distinct sides of him: the aggressive, ultra-competitive footballer and the otherwise gentle man. Young Willie would crunch his fine-boned foes, then approach them after the game to say sorry. But the smaller...
...Polynesian families, there is tremendous pressure on the eldest son especially to become a bread winner," says David Lakisa, the NSWRL's Pacific coaching and development officer. "They're using league as their meal ticket." Twelve years after his family left New Zealand for Sydney's west, both Willie Isa's parents work in factories to support their four children. "I want to ease their workload," says Isa, who aims to secure an NRL contract within two years. Says team-mate Penese: "Family comes first for me. Dad's been a taxi driver since we got here [16 years...
...Some purists argue that the modern rugby codes would be better for having less power. But that's not the way the games are going anywhere. For Australasian football, the future is with youngsters like Penese and Isa. By the time the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup, to be played in New Zealand, rolls around, both codes will have evolved a little more toward cosmopolitanism. Neither code can turn back - and few fans or players would want them...
...Harvard women’s squash team entered the 2007-08 season following immense success last year, when Kyla Grigg ’07 won the ISA individual championships and the team took second place in the season-ending Howe Cup. Riding on such successes, expectations ran high. However, the team lost captain Supriya Balsekar to injury before the season began and last year’s No. 2 Jen Blumberg left the team. Playing with only underclassmen, the Crimson nevertheless put together a strong showing, finishing 7-5, 4-3 in the Ivy League. “Before...
...Lubitsch. I traced these influencesall the way back to Shakespeare, who alsomixed genres—drama and romance,comedy and tragedy. They weren’t separatethings for him.”Furtado pays homage to the dramatistin his films. In “Houve,” there isa scene in which one of the characters,Juca, wears a shirt with a quote fromShakespeare in English. However, Jucadoes not completely understand whatit says and mistranslates the meaningto a girl he is trying to impress. Playfultouches such as this are a hallmark ofFurtado’s films...