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...retired jock and a guy who left Michigan State after his sophomore year, Johnson brings a sophisticated business mind to the game. "The Magic Theatres work because we do our homework," says Johnson, who was always interested in business while he was playing ball. "I don't know everything, but I get caught up on what I don't know." He's got some fancy tutoring too. Among those who help him brush up on balance-sheet analysis is former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz, a close friend. Adds Lombard: "Earvin is a tremendous businessman. He has the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POST-GAME SHOW | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...have to be careful, because the games are addictive. You get so into the team playing, it's almost like going out and playing football except you don't actually have to go out," Lin says, lending new meaning to the term "computer jock...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Diamonds Are A Video Game Player's Best Friend | 3/8/1997 | See Source »

...next time someone calls a football player a dumb jock, ask him what a 35 Veer Right is. Then tell an offensive lineman what he just said...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Football Players Compare Playbook, Classes | 10/25/1996 | See Source »

Because he planned to act in the film, Tucci asked Scott to co-direct (the two have known each other since high school in suburban New York-- "He was a jock; I was a druggie," says Scott). According to Tucci, the film was truly a collaborative effort. According to Scott, he was just helping flesh out his friend's vision: "We'd often look at each other on the set--4 a.m., 100 [degrees]--and say, 'How do people do this alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: WHAT THEY REALLY WANT... | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

College officials have argued that the reason for randomizing the house populations is to try to break down the traditional stereotypes of house residents: Mather as the jock house, Pforzheimer as the pre-med house, Eliot as the elitist house and Adams as the gay house...

Author: By R. ALAN Leo and Jal D. Mehta, S | Title: RandoMizaTion: The First Week | 9/13/1996 | See Source »

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