Word: strength
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Grimes. Nicolai Gedda, an elegant, unfailingly attractive singer, is a supremely versatile stylist, at home in several languages; at 54, however, he is understandably not a powerhouse. Perhaps the challenge ultimately will come from a younger singer like Jose Carreras, 32, though to date he has shown neither the strength nor the subtlety of Pavarotti...
...they are so notorious?the fads, phobias, neuroses, magic charms and eccentric sexual regimens? (Dressing-room lore abounds with theories on whether singers should eschew sex before a performance and, if so, for how long. Most tenors seem to feel that two or three days of abstinence builds their strength. Several leading men in the 1940s, the story goes, were sabotaged by a shapely U.S. soprano who seduced them just before the curtain.) The only supernatural aid Pavarotti enlists to get himself onstage is a bent nail in his pocket, a traditional talisman of Italian singers. Fans, aware of this...
...although it may appear that all Sabetti can do during a game is "search and destroy," there is nothing raw about this power. Rather, Sabetti has worked to build up and refine his strength through his own desire and dedication...
...still dependent on a foreign power. In fact, what has not often been mentioned in the recent furor over the presence of Soviet troops is that Cuba actually has forces of both superpowers on its territory: the U.S. continues to operate a naval base at Guantanamo. The native strength of the Cuban people and their achievements in only two decades seem to offer hope that this small island of 10 million will eventually be able to free itself from the role of shuttlecock in a super-powered game of badminton...
While no one questions her athletic ability, most coaches and owners around the league doubt that she will be able to offset her disadvantage in size and strength. N.B.A. basketball is a man's game, a very rough man's game. The territory beneath the backboards is one of the most violent in sport. Said Sonny Werblin, president of Madison Square Garden, which owns the New York Knicks, on hearing of the signing: "It's disgraceful, a travesty." Others accused the faltering Pacers of signing Meyers solely for publicity. Said Seattle SuperSonics Owner Sam Schulman...