Word: valenzuelas
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...Valenzuela's attachment to the traditions of the fifties does not mute his strong political views, however. "Un gobierno tan malo como este jemas ha existido!" he exclaims fervently...
...Terry Valenzuela didn't fence when he was at Camelback High in Phoenix. He came to fencing here by accident, "I noticed a sign in the IAB which read: 'Freshman Fencing. No Experience Necessary.' Feeling uniquely qualified on that basis, I went to the first practice," he recalls...
...another chance next weekend in the NCAA's in Chicago, "It's my style to set traps," he said, quickly recovering. "Most people don't think when they're on the strip. They attempt to overpower their opponent." Valenzuela prefers to set up situations in which his adversary will do something entirely predictable. That's how he got his nickname: Wile E. Coyote...
This so enraged the coach that in one post-game polemic, he informed the boys, "Half this game is 90 per cent mental." Valenzuela pointed out to his mentor that that amounted to only 45 per cent. "Maybe if we could hit and field, we'd win once and a while...
Phoenix sports aficionados report that on the bus back home, the coach told Terry, "Valenzuela, you're too intelligent to play ball." These same fans report that it was the coach's advice that subtly influenced Terry to turn to fencing...