Word: sportsmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hard to say who is going to be more put out by Personal Best: the track-and-field Establishment, the homosexual Establishment, or such freelance homophobes as still dare to speak their name. The harrumphing of the sportsmen is already being heard here and there; somehow it is not nice, as they see it, to let the general public in on the fact that women athletes can be just as nastily competitive and talk just as dirty in shower and sauna as their male counterparts. As for the movie's centering on a pair of pentathletes, Chris Cahill (Mariel...
...airport, their vacation plans went abruptly awry. When a surprised immigration official discovered a gun in one of the visitors' bags, the chap's companions whipped out automatic weapons. Obviously, this was no ordinary package tour. This was a coup, and the sportsmen were mercenaries hired to topple the left-wing regime of President Albert...
Getting in the way of traffic is a more pressing worry. Police are braced for what could be an audio-accident season this summer, with stereo-deaf sportsmen crossing the paths of oncoming cars. As for those behind the wheel, many states prohibit driving with both ears blocked, but few enforce such laws. "Motorists al ready listen to car radios that are so loud they can't hear our sirens," says Michigan State Policeman Wayne McKalpain. "If they put on headphones, they'll hamper our ability to respond to emergencies...
...darting birds (they fly at 60 m.p.h. or more) attract sportsmen from all over the world. Ounce for ounce, they are probably the most expensive and evasive targets on earth. To lease a house and a moor, to hire Land Rovers, retrievers, gamekeepers, beaters and expert loaders who keep the guns charged, can cost about $25,000 a week. Even a week's stay at a modest inn costs more than $4,000. Then there is the required costume: "plus twos" (knickerbockers), heavy woolen socks, cleated gum boots, a Husky weatherproofed coat and a snug tweed cap. The sportsman...
Lord Killanin hinted last week that had more nations tried harder to apply other forms of pressure on the Soviets, notably trade sanctions, the I.O.C. might have taken a different line on the Moscow Games. "But the cheapest and easiest way to bring pressure to bear was to ask sportsmen to make the sacrifice," he scolded. "Athletes are defenseless against pressures of one sort or another. Governments must find solutions in other arenas outside that of the Olympic stadium...