Word: mentalize
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Vastola, now a senior, has a fencing heritage that has schooled him well for both the physical and mental aspects of fencing. Instructed from 13 to 18 by his Hungarian mentor, Vastola was an integral part of the New York fencing dynasty at Stuyvesant High School. In just his sophomore year, Vastola won the individual New York high school fencing championship, out-maneuvering his own captain in the final...
...tiebreaking game, the two players fought to a 2-2 tie before Acosta nailed four straight points to take the lead. Acosta then committed a series of crucial mental errors which proved to be fatal. Keefe leapt at the opportunities and went on to post an 11-7 win, taking the match and the championship...
...infant, Nehemiah was nicknamed "Skeets" by his father before he could walk. He grew into a splendid all-around athlete, but he seemed born to hurdle. He has the ideal build (6 ft. 1 in., 170 Ibs.), a sprinter's speed, exquisite balance and lightning reflexes. "But the mental aspect is what sets him above the rest," says Frank Costello, the Maryland track coach. "He has unbelievable maturity for his age. He's the ultimate competitor, and that's something you can't teach...
...theaters or to off-Broadway. Both works are three-man plays, and the characters are temperamentally similar. One is macho aggressive, one is flailingly dumb, and one is provokingly prissy. McLure writes with his fist, and his characters punch out at adamant walls. Pvt. Wars takes place in a mental ward for brain-bruised war veterans. In a series of blackout scenes, Richard Bowne, Leo Burmester and Daniel Ziskie place banderillas of rage, revenge and practical jokery in each other's heads, but their heads are the arena from which they will never escape. In Lone Star, a Viet...
...show's end, this musical tries to end happily. From some hidden reserve of strength each actress, albeit somewhat tentatively, decides that she has the power to start from scratch one more time. And if the shift from mental shambles to self-conscious self-respect is a little abrupt, the energy of the company makes up for the inconsistency. Simply: the actresses and musicians in Children are very, very good and they overcome to a large degree the mediocre aspects of the production. Though the show has its share of problems, it still stands out as one of the best...