Word: tallest
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...people in Chicago who are intent on catching up with Kuala Lumpur I say, "Please, stop." I'm referring, of course, to the competition among cities to have the tallest building in the world. A few years ago the Malaysians erected twin towers that were 33 ft. higher than Chicago's Sears Tower, which had been the world's tallest building for more than 20 years. I realize that this was a serious provocation. A lot of Chicagoans have always been mildly offended by A.J. Liebling's description of Chicago as the Second City, after all, and even Liebling didn...
...doing it. Chamberlain was responsible for major rule changes that altered basketball's structure--all delimiting the ability of giants to operate in the sky over a 10-ft.-high basket. By his athleticism, he proved that basketball required the world's best athletes, not simply the tallest. And, in a way, he also showed it to be a team sport. No matter how talented an individual is, no one player, including the divine Michael, can beat a well-coordinated group of five...
While you're at Copley Square, take a minute to visit the tall building. The John Hancock Tower reflects the older buildings around it. The tallest building in Boston, it has a sightseeing deck and museum on its top floor...
Bradley, conservatively listed as 6'5", also found himself in the unusual situation of not being the tallest person in the ballroom. Former Celtic star and fellow Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek, taller than Bradley by a hair, turned out to lend his support to the former New York Knick...
Bradley, conservatively listed as 6'5", also found himself in the unusual situation of not being the tallest person in the ballroom. Former Celtic star and fellow Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek, taller than Bradley by a hair, turned out to lend his support to the former New York Knick...