Word: leader
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there's one thing Allman despises, it's having an outspoken, verbose leader. That's why he gets along well with new Coach Mark Mazzoleni. To hear each guy tell it, the two are born of the same mind...
...important to remember that Allman was voted in as captain last year--so he's had the job for six months now. While yet to lead the team on the ice (except for a scrimmage at Dartmouth), he's been the quiet leader of the weight room and the track...
DIED. JULIUS NYERERE, 77, statesman and Tanzania's first President; of leukemia; in London. Nyerere led his country to independence from British rule in 1961, united 120 ethnic groups into one country, and was its leader for 23 years. He continued until his death to try to unite Africa--most recently by mediating in a civil war in Burundi...
...actually higher for them. "Teachers look at you differently when you play a sport," says soccer player Bo Biggs. "They want us to be role models." When he is late with an assignment or fools around in class, the response is, typically, "You're supposed to be a leader at this school. I expect more from you." Not all the high-profile athletes seem to feel the pressure, though. Karl Odenwald III, the fair-haired varsity quarterback, argues that "it's not as big a deal as people make it out to be." As for being a role model...
...Bobby wanted the test kept secret, but Coach Ice found out anyway. Ice tried to talk to him, and Bobby walked out. When he went back to apologize yesterday, the coach shut the door, telling him he knew and reminding him that the team depends on him as a leader. "He's a walking time bomb," says Mark Eason, who runs a youth basketball program and has watched Bobby grow up. "When I see him, he's so polite. He's so nice. But inside, he's crying...