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...because those who are successful initially are most likely to be given “the special opportunities that lead to further success.” A fascinating example that Gladwell explores is the case of hockey players in Canada. In hockey-crazed Canada, boys start playing hockey at a very young age and are placed in leagues based on their age group. The eligibility cutoff for each of these age groups is January 1, meaning that in the younger leagues those kids who were born in the first three months of the year are likely to be larger, stronger...
Kickoff: Ladies and gentlemen, we are underway. Yale's Tom Mante kicks off, and Adam Chrissis falls after catching it at the 4, and the Crimson will start there...
...quarter: Mante's punt rolls down at the 1, and Harvard will start there needing to chew some clock...
...quarter: Berry fair catches the punt at the 18, and that's where the Crimson will start...
...quarter: Yale gets a third-down stop as Pizzotti goes deep for Luft, but the ball is slightly underthrown and batted down by Yale's Steve Santoro. The Hull punt it downed at the 5, and that's where the Bulldogs will have to start there...