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Word: selfless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jackson--or Swift Eagle, as his friends the Lakota Sioux call him--expounds his theory that in basketball "the mystery of life gets played out night after night" and suggests that the pertinent thing about the Bulls' signature triangle offense is that it "embodies the Zen Christian attitude of selfless awareness." Norris' book, The Secret Power Within, his second contribution to the Zen genre, will be out next February. In it he'll explain the personal meditation technique that helped him kick in all those faces onscreen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 30, 1995 | 10/30/1995 | See Source »

Fawsley described Gomes as a selfless and strong person who has "continually given of himself as guide, as shepherd, as minister and as pastor...

Author: By Marian Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Gomes Is Honored For Years of Service | 10/16/1995 | See Source »

Eckert's numbers are indicative of his selfless efforts to get his teammates involved. He leads the team in assists (31), and points (53), and he is second in goals (21). His assist total is two-and-a-half times that of his closest teammate...

Author: By Jonathan Finer, | Title: Mike Eckert: Quiet a Leader | 4/28/1995 | See Source »

...interested in other people," said Tim P. Morningstar '97, a Crimson editor. "He was selfless in that sense...

Author: By Jonathan A. Lewin, | Title: Friends Mourn Suicide of 'Brilliant' Sophomore | 4/27/1995 | See Source »

While the play of the Hendersons, Cansecos, and Clemenses can generally be described as selfish, the replacements were selfless...

Author: By Ethan G. Drogin, | Title: Pure Baseball | 4/7/1995 | See Source »

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