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...host of unpronounceable Japanese names in the pool as pleasant relief from over-hyped contests between the one-syllable American and Australian, Phelps and Thorpe. In the gymnastics arena, even the Americans who came in second in the men's team final could hardly begrudge the tears of joy from Mitsuo Tsukahara, a Japanese gymnast who won gold in 1976 and was now watching his son Naoya lead the 2004 tumbling squad to victory. "When I was an athlete who won, I was happy," said the elder Tsukahara. "But as a father, I am proud. And that emotion is even...
...Serna tackles the role of skirt-chasing, wise-cracking Granado with mischievous glee. And why shouldn't he? This is, after all, his story, too. In the great tradition of buddy movies, Guevara and Granado spend as much time arguing as they do hugging, and it's a joy to watch. No doubt it's their kinetic relationship - a little Easy Rider, a touch Butch and Sundance - as much as the stunning scenery (Machu Picchu, the Andes, the Amazon) and the sociopolitical undercurrent that made The Motorcycle Diaries a hit at Sundance and Cannes and has insiders whispering about...
...variety the excitement of grungy, x-rated kicks while leaving them to ponder larger things like the nature of sexual attraction and self-identity. The book ends in a back alley as Catherine and her drag queen pals snort coke. In an epiphany she concludes, "There is only finding joy where you can, with whom you can," a line to live by no matter where you hang your...
...computer engineering or some other profession befitting his middle-class Shanghai upbringing, but Liu was intent on athletics. He entered a local sports school as a high jumper and then switched to hurdles, although some coaches thought a Chinese athlete shouldn't even bother. But Liu, who hurdled for joy rather than obligation, was hooked. "I liked the fact that so much of hurdles is about technique and that you have to approach the sport very scientifically," says the 1.88-m athlete. "For some reason, the sport felt very Chinese to me, even though Chinese have not been so successful...
There are other things Allen has to talk herself into doing. No extrovert, she regards interviews, awards shows and public appearances as part of her job, and just like the good small-Illinois-town girl she is, she performs them with vigor. But not with any joy. She has been nominated for three Academy Awards but hasn't found the Oscars a life-changing event. "It feels like an evening of business," she says. "On the years when I'm not there, I'm sitting at home going, 'I'm so glad.'" She's careful to work her babe traits...