Word: player
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seems to recede as Norman's concentration grows and he falls into that state of tunnel vision the pros call "owl's eyes." Pumped with adrenaline, he is usually hitting shots breathtakingly farther toward the end of a tournament. Nicklaus likens Norman to himself as a young man: a player with the confidence and skills to "overpower a golf course...
Because of his combination of looks and sportsmanship, the beguiling Australian has been claimed as a hero by three continents, and though Norman may be faltering in his attempt to become the next dominant player, his popularity and income just keep growing. Today he is one of the three or four highest-paid athletes on earth with an estimated income of $8 million to $10 million a year. The key to Greg Norman is that almost no one seems to begrudge him his riches...
...corral Dylan into playing Hammond organ on an extraordinary new tune, Hawkmoon 269, and press him into harmony-singing and lyric-writing service on Love Rescue Me, a high point not only for the band but also for their informal spiritual adviser. The Edge, the band's wizard guitar player, contributes a lilting, spooky piece of folk inspiration, Van Diemen's Land, and the whole group works out at Sun Studios in Memphis, where Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis cut some of their best sides. It is a deliberate pilgrimage, of course, but Angel of Harlem, one of the tunes...
After his victory on Tuesday, which as recently as this summer seemed beyond his grasp, the man who has spent most of his career as a supporting player now has the chance to put his name on an era. The beginning of the decade that will end the century is destined to become known as the Bush years. The new President enters office with no clear mandate for imposing the tough solutions that will be necessary to tackle the nation's festering budget crisis. Nor has he propounded a vision for fin-de-siecle America or for a world that...
...selection underscores, Bush values loyalty more than brilliance. He is not comfortable with either ideologues or intellectuals, preferring the company of achievers like himself, many of them from the business world. Dole or Kemp would have challenged Bush, causing him constant worry, while Quayle promised to be a team player, a trustworthy subordinate, as Bush was to Reagan. Similarly, Bush may consult strong-willed and brilliant people such as Jeane Kirkpatrick and Henry Kissinger, but they will not have key roles in the Bush Administration...