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...says, "I'm God." Or a more satanic force, giving the evil eye to his adversary as he enters the ring, then devastating him with "One, two, three punches. I'm throwin? punches in bunches." A long line of opponents surrendered to his lasered rage; they toppled like Wooden-Soldier Rockettes in the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Pageant. More than Joe Lewis or Marciano or Ali, Tyson seemed set for an uninterrupted 15-year reign...
...last season before the legs give out. How best to handle the specter of inevitable defeat among athletes accustomed to winning is a cause for debate. We balance our admiration for those who walk away at their best (Bobby Jones, Bjorn Borg) with the affection felt for those who soldier on, joints creaking, and displaying a vulnerability to which we can unexpectedly relate (Arnold Palmer, Andre Agassi...
Etched onto the wall of a sentry box in Gibraltar is an unsigned indictment from an unknown soldier. You imagine him there many wars ago, keeping watch and weighing his prospects for a normal life...
...soldier, all men adore In time of danger and not before. When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the soldier slighted...
President Kennedy quoted the verse in 1962 to the men of the Army's 1st Armored Division, who had been secretly moved into position during the Cuban missile crisis. "This country does not forget God or the soldier," Kennedy said. "Upon both we now depend...