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...memory works against him. Even the most fervent racquetheads will tire of the play by play. But if you're remotely intrigued by the mysteries of sports psychology, don't skip Agassi's breakdown of his classic 2005 U.S. Open win against James Blake. Agassi uncoils the choices a player must make in nanoseconds--"How aggressive do I want to be? Where do I want to station myself?"--while bringing you into the belly of his brain. "Rip it," Agassi tells himself...
...goal and save are examples of Nyamekye’s function on the Harvard squad as a dynamic, all-around player and his more recent responsibility as a team leader...
...breakdown,” they explain, occurs when a player with the ball is tackled to the ground. A “ruck” occurs when players from both teams fight for the ball after a tackle. The ball can travel down the field, they explain, by being kicked or carried, but not thrown forward. If the ball goes out of bounds, it is returned to play in a “line-out.” During a line-out both teams form pods around a player and guide her into the air, helping her try to catch...
...position of president turns into more of a managerial role, that could mean the real power player may be the new High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, an awkward title for what is essentially the E.U. foreign minister. Whoever is named to this post will head the E.U.'s new 8,000-strong diplomatic service, oversee a $12 billion foreign aid budget and speak for the E.U. in key meetings with other countries...
...squabbling in the end. The newly empowered leaders will likely have trouble preventing splits on major issues, if the 2003 dispute over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq is anything to go by. With this in mind, perhaps a mediator is what the institution needs, not a power-player on the world stage, someone who will "stop traffic" in world capitals, as Miliband said last month in support of a Blair presidency. (See pictures of the Bush-Blair friendship...