Word: pros
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...success the rocker who once announced to an indifferent world, "I want to get rich, get famous and get laid," has been drubbed by several professional relief outfits. There is much rivalry among charitable institutions, and some of the pros, smarting from Geldof s high visibility and hyperactivity, have had harsh words. By their protective reckoning, Geldof and his Aid outfit are good at grabbing attention, slow on detail work and chary of bailing out other agencies. "I'm not an accountant," huffs Geldof, who is nevertheless adept at running down stats, from the average number of berries constituting...
Among them, of course, William Perry, 23, the least accomplished member the defense, the least essential attachment to the offense, the most famous football player in the world. "I thought I'd just come in and play behind the All-Pros," flects the Bears' 6-ft. 2-in., 304-lb. regular defensive tackle and part-time running back. "You know, play a little short-yardage defense, some special teams, make a few tackles hopefully. But to end up on offense and stuff, scoring touch downs and everything, being on a team that's 17 and 1 too. It's just...
...aesthetic is exactly the point. Wedding receptions, like Dancing, are carefully constructed hipness-free zones--places where it's more fun to be a fool on the floor than cool on the sidelines. Where Idol is about show-biz amateurs trying to go pro, Dancing is about show-biz pros turning amateur (there's not even a cash prize) and daring to be amateurish. Dance, for most of us, is about letting go, being inept and not caring. And Dancing, from its laughed-off missteps to its militantly dated production values, is that sentiment lustily, dorkily embodied...
...national soccer team. Another uncle, Toni, taught natural righty Nadal to play tennis left-handed, a serving advantage, but his serve still needs work. "Rafa" has Toni as his coach to this day. The family turned down invitations for Nadal to train in Barcelona with other budding Euro pros, shielding him from a culture that often chews up or spoils prospects. During an interview at a tourney in Halle, Germany, last week, the champion's cell phone rings. It's Mom, asking, And when will Rafa be home...
...talk about the pros. How Fitzpatrick became the first Ivy quarterback to be drafted since 1984, taken in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams. You can talk about how notoriously testy St. Louis coach Mike Martz—“we hit it off, he’s a great guy,” says Fitzpatrick—already waxes rhapsodic about his bright young prospect...