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...thrill seekers who take unnecessary risks expect public and private agencies to come to their rescue? And if they are rescued and survive, do they feel obligated to pay the costs? That's real "nerve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 19, 1983 | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

...thrill of a lifetime," proclaimed Vice President George Bush, 59, after he and five-time Wimbledon Winner Bjorn Borg, 27, came from behind in a friendly but hard-fought game of doubles at Stockholm's Royal Tennis Hall to defeat Sweden's former Davis Cup Star Jan-Erik Lundquist, 46, and the country's Ambassador to Washington, Wilhelm Wachtmeister, 60, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. The winning team's post-mort opinions of each other's play reflected the differing strengths of their diplomatic strokes. "I think he played very well," said Borg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 11, 1983 | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

...really shook me. And now I hear that he's out on parole for murder. They took him away and everything, but it sure made me homesick for the good old days and Los Angeles sound stages. I know they say there's nothing like the thrill you get from a live audience. But this was too much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 4, 1983 | 7/4/1983 | See Source »

From the day he first stepped on the ice of Bright Hockey Center--and became the first person ever to score for Harvard in that arena--Fusco has provided thrill after thrill for Harvard hockey fans...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: The Award-Winning Cast: | 6/9/1983 | See Source »

Curiously, Rosch notes, today's pressures have created a breed of thrill seekers who, often to their own detriment, prefer excitement over tranquillity. Life in the fast lane becomes a dangerous habit for them. "Skydivers get hooked on the jump," he says, "executives purposely arrive at the airport at the last possible minute. People today have become addicted to their own adrenaline secretion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stress: Can We Cope? | 6/6/1983 | See Source »

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