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...fighter. Says he: "The people who think he's a nice guy don't know how nice he is. The people who think he's a tough fighter don't know how tough a fighter he is. He's a nicer guy and a tougher fighter than people know." Perhaps even Leonard does not know. But at the postfight press conference, he rather brusquely pushed aside the ice pack his wife was holding to the back of his neck-so that he could hug Ray Jr., his seven-year-old son. -By B.J. Phillips/Las Vegas
...opportunity for education, and the responsibility to improve conditions for the people who do not share their privilege. They live in the brightly painted, concrete homes of the city. Few, if any, neighborhoods are segregated from the shortage of food and living space that pervades the city, but some "nicer" areas stand out. In one of these residential neighborhoods, I had dinner with a professor at a Calcutta institute for managerial studies. He talked of the frustrations of working to improve health and sanitation conditions, the impracticability of any attempts at concerted policies, and the tight pinch of a runaway...
...press box looks a lot nicer than the old wooden cne built back in 1935, but some significant questions have Harvard Athletic officials wondering whether the new box will offer a real improvement...
...victory was nice, but it could have been much nicer. The Islanders did not want just a Stanley Cup; they wanted it in a four-game sweep. Dynasties expect such things, and in the nine years since the team was formed, the Islanders have built hockey's most powerful extended family. They did it right, beating the backwoods for young players rather than trading for stars, running their Indianapolis farm team as if it were a hockey college, not a franchise, and, finally, trading for the finishing touches. The result: twelve wins and 60 losses their first season...
Mary F. Nolan has no regrets about leaving Harvard--"I've found a much nicer place to work," she says...