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Daume's offhand remarks resembled a flurry of low blows. Olympic historians can recall no precedent for a ban, real or threatened, against a competitor on the grounds that he had a police record. Several U.S. sportsmen argued that Hunter, as a convict on the road to rehabilitation through sport, might set a better example to youth than some Olympic athletes who have never been in jail but are known not to be paragons of virtue...
...steps that the two countries proposed to take to "normalize relations" turned out to be small but potentially significant ones. They would encourage an exchange of scientists, artists, journalists and sportsmen; they would increase bilateral trade. Though formal ties would not be established, diplomatic contact, in a form yet to be worked out, would be frequent...
...really just a sort of hobby for me. If we put it into production, we couldn't sell more than 25 to 50 cars a year, and we'll probably have to charge $25,000 or $30,000 each. I think some of my sportsmen friends would buy them at that price...
...against endorsing equipment. Armed with a stack of incriminating ads, he thundered: "When the skiers allow their photographs or their names to be used to promote ski products, they become agents of the industries. To let them compete would change the games to a competition between industrialists, not between sportsmen. If the Olympics are not honest, let them come...
Imagine the perfect fish. It would be plentiful, but would not harm other fish. Delicious to eat, it would also be such a powerful jumper and swimmer that sportsmen would revere its ability as a fighter. As an extra benefit, this paragon would feast on something that nobody wants. Does such a fish exist? Indeed, yes. It is called the white amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella), a member of the carp family that is native to eastern Asia, where it is prized as a delicacy. Three feet in length and 70 lbs. in weight, an adult amur just loves...