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After Friday's crucial victory over Springfield that clinched second place in the Eastern Collegiate Volleyball League, the Spikers were due for a letdown. Senior co-captain Terry Trumbull, benched with an injury, predicted as much prior to the game. "After Springfield, it might be hard to get up for an adversary as weak as UMass. The guys might be a little too relaxed tonight," he said...

Author: By Antony J. Blinken, | Title: Lethargic Spikers Demolish UMass In Tune-Up for Ivies Next Weekend | 4/14/1981 | See Source »

Episodes like those often try a goalie's confidence. "It's tough goaltending because any mistake I make or letdown I have is much more visible," Reid explains...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Rich Reid | 11/26/1980 | See Source »

...possibility of a letdown after the 15-10 upset of Army seems unlikely. Against any other team, perhaps, but not today--humiliation incites reciprocation...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: They Remember Last Year | 10/11/1980 | See Source »

Coming off of such a monumental achievement--winning the Olympic gold--perhaps anything that follows might be a letdown. Craig disagrees. "I'm not trying to match the excitement of Lake Placid, I'm just trying to do different things. I'm always pushing myself and if I obtain my goals I'll be happy...

Author: By Lucy M. Schulte, | Title: Jim Craig: Life in the Fast Lane | 10/9/1980 | See Source »

Bush, on the other hand, basically supports the existing system. "The campaign was exhausting, and it was an awful letdown," says he, "but that doesn't lead me to the conclusion that since I lost I'm going to get out into the forefront of those who think the system is all screwed up. I give Carter and Reagan credit. One for using the incumbency to demonstrate that he's hard as hell to beat. And Reagan for persistence and hanging in there for twelve years and grinding down people like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: They Thought They Were Better | 7/21/1980 | See Source »

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