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...like to give it (pro ball) a try," he says, "If it doesn't work out, I'd like to go to law school," he adds, obviously unexcited about the prospect. Buckley yearns to play football, but he knows his plans often have taken unplanned detours. And if the pros don't work out, Buckley probably won't look back and wonder. Looking back is not his style...
...only 159. But many of the leads are so slim that Republican Pollster Robert Teeter estimates that a swing of a mere 3% in the national popular vote could switch states with 200 electoral votes-a remarkable number. Essentially the election is turning out exactly the way many political pros always thought it would: so close that almost anything could decide the outcome at the last minute...
...adding a new facet to the Celtics' offense by making them truly a five-man threat in their patterned passing game. He contributed to the offense with equal skill from the top of the key or under the basket, and was a recognized leader on a team with such pros as John Havilick and Jo Jo White...
Bryant's ability to shape successful teams from the constantly changing lineups has made him a one-man institution of higher learning for football: 42 of his former assistants and players have become head football coaches in the colleges and pros, among them the Houston Oilers' Bum Phillips, L.S.U.'s Paul Dietzel, the Washington Redskins' Jack Pardee, the New York Giants' Ray Perkins and the University of Pittsburgh's Jackie Sherrill. More than 60 former Bryant players have gone on to the pros (including five last year alone), among them former Jets Quarterback...
...growth of his players is his main concern. The most important thing, he says, is their convincing themselves that they're getting better. He wanted to show what he expected of us so we'd all be confident in one another. That really helped me in the pros. Understanding people and having them understand him are very important to him. If he doesn't understand something, he asks. He wants everybody to do the same. He teaches an individual to take a certain pride in himself, and that takes discipline...