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...soccer champion. And the power, skill, speed and pure passion that have long been hallmarks of the African game have again been gloriously evident this year. More importantly, this year's tournament also confirms soccer-mad Africa's status as one of the major sources of top-flight talent for the European teams that dominate the global game today. Gone are the days when the African Cup boasted a couple of giants such as George Weah or Roger Milla, surrounded by a gaggle of talented but raw prospects. This year, 143 of the 368 players at CAN are drawn from...
...thinks you are better looking than Tom Cruise. Why didn't you star in The Firm instead? -Durriyyah Usman, Islamabad, PakistanIt is very simple-I have no acting talent whatsoever. It is amazing what you can do with photography these days, so don't be too impressed...
...Since last July, all five have been working without pay, dedicating time and talent to a campaign that, six months ago, seemed like it couldn't be helped. This is a bigger sacrifice for some of them than others: Black says he never intended to take a paycheck (he got out of "professional politics" years ago), Salter's campaign salary before he became a volunteer was $200,000 a year; Davis would have made about that much. Schmidt was paid over $300,000 for the nine months he toiled for the Governator. And McKinnon? Media advisers on presidential campaigns personally...
...honor heroes?in sports as in life?for grace and guts as well as natural gifts. When something comes easily, it's easy not to work at it, like the bright kid who coasts through class: talent taps persistence on the shoulder, says, You're not needed here. But put the two together, Tiger Woods' easy power and ferocious discipline?and he makes history. There's some sweet irony in the fact that before Pistorius came along, there was no need for the rules that now ban him. Only when the disabled runner challenged the able-bodied ones did officials...
...Bowman the Showman," a former child actor, improvised routines at the last minute, winked at the cameras and flirted with female fans. He won the men's nationals in 1989 and '92, but his fights with coaches and off-rink habits?drinking, cocaine, women?began to overshadow his talent. At the time of his death from unknown causes in a Los Angeles hotel room, Bowman weighed more than 260 lbs. (118 kg) and was said to be depressed over the end of his marriage...