Word: slams
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...biggest one," said Czechoslovakia's soft-spoken Miloslav Mecir, who glided past Tim Mayotte of the U.S. to win the men's singles. Agreed the women's gold medalist Steffi Graf: "I think every athlete cares much more about winning it than about the money." The West German grand slam winner downed Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina in straight sets. Some pros got a kick out of the amateurism. Laughed American Pam Shriver, who with Zina Garrison grabbed the gold in women's doubles: "I'm staying in my first coed dorm. You don't get that kind of luxury...
...Johnson, the world' s fastest human, becomes sport' s most famous steroid abuser, pumping up suspicions of widespread drug abuse. -- Led by Flo- Jo' s joyous medal romp, the athletes run, jump, dunk and slam their way through a picturesque final week of records set and favorites upset. -- One man' s answer to why TV sees less than the eye of the beholder...
...game between the Harvard women's volleyball team and the University of Lowell started too late yesterday to be included in this edition of the Crimson. But don't worry. Thursday's Crimson will have complete coverage of the spikers--from service to slam--as well as the results of the men's soccer game against Boston College and reports on the baseball playoff games...
...much easier for a Black to grow up playing basketball or football. He is encouraged, as a matter of fact, because the only Blacks he sees on TV are slam-dunking or running for touchdowns. To play football, all that is needed is a field (any street will due) and a football. To play basketball, only a ball and a hoop are needed...
...When the Open was finally closed, Graf had lost just 23 games in six matches. That was all the more restful for Graf, who is off to Seoul to collect a gold medal in the newly reinstated Olympic event of tennis, a victory that would complete an even grander slam...