Word: triumphantly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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John F. Kennedy was campaigning for the presidency when Cassius Clay Jr. returned triumphant from the Olympic Games in Rome. The blithe boy-child stepped off the plane spouting poetry and singing of his possibilities. He was bold?some said brash?with hopes and dreams, but much seemed within the reach of American aspirations in those freshening days. Cassius signed with a syndicate of wealthy Louisville businessmen, who underwrote his early training as a professional fighter against a 50% belief in purses to come. He had been boxing since the age of twelve with the heavyweight title as his unwavering...
...time of the K.O. in the 12th round, even the most bloodthirsty fight fans were sickened by the gruesome giving and taking of pain. But there was more than that to the scene. White America had seen Watts burn with a deadly rage that summer. Now there stood a triumphant Black Muslim fighter, lips peeled back around his mouthpiece, sneering down at a softspoken, respected black who talked of moderation. Muhammad Ali had confirmed the worst fears; the rest came easy...
...shoulders as if a little too innocent and awkward for such sensual display; and then small Mona Sulzman, sweeping her arms to the side then high, pulling herself up to the height of the others; lastly, Lisa Kraus, like a ship's figurehead with strongly-arched back and triumphant gaze...
...improbable visions, came back successfully (to run alongside such other hits as the shamelessly treacly Annie and Neil Simon's latest domestic frolic, Chapter Two). Movie fans are in tune too: having rejoiced not long ago over a fable of apocalypse like Dr. Strangelove and a parable of triumphant evil like Easy Rider, they are today cheering over a heart-grabbing fable like Rocky and a simple-minded parable of triumphant good like Star Wars. Certainly the romantic mood appears, if somewhat dissembled, in the reading habits of the American woman; after years of listening to liberationists...
Payton avoids the limelight and shares credit for his performance with the linemen who block for him; after every touchdown, he hands the ball to a teammate for a triumphant spike. At the end of last season, he also handed each offensive lineman more tangible evidence of his gratitude: a gold watch. Declares Payton: "Maybe it's all right to brag if you're Billie Jean King or Muhammad Ali. But I'm in a team sport. It takes ten more guys, and I don't see why I should rip all the glory." Payton first...