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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What makes him a special piece of work, though, is that he openly boasts that he deliberately engineered the production of his two daughters to make the family rich. Giving new zest to the phrase refreshing candor, he told the Today show's Matt Lauer last Friday that the original idea for the manufacture of Venus and Serena came to him when he happened to see a woman win "$30 or $40 thousand" in a tennis tournament, "and she played four days!" Not Thomas Edison, not Alexander Graham Bell, not Bill Gates could have been more enthusiastically inspired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Proudest Papa | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

Besides, there is something transparently insincere when parents say they want their children to lead their own lives and follow their dreams. What they really mean is that they want the kids to be safe, rich and happy. Richard Williams: Father of the Decade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Proudest Papa | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

...Globalization has not closed the gaps between rich and poor," he said...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tanzanian President Urges Increased Aid, Better Schooling | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

...feels good because of all the hard work I put in," Wilford said. "It sometimes seemed hopeless, having a classmate who had started since freshman year. Everyone's happy for me, but it's not me versus Rich. I think the team is happy with either...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wilford's Wait Pays Off | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

With that, a chapter in Harvard football history might have been closed, although it's too early to count senior quarterback Rich Linden out for good. Linden, a Harvard staple since he became the first freshman starting quarterback in school history, was benched...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wilford's Wait Pays Off | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

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