Word: warriorism
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Still, the 1998 Yankees are a hard story to tell, because when talented individuals actually fold themselves into a group, it's harder for their personalities to shine. To be sure, Derek Jeter, the previously Mariah Carey-dating shortstop, seems kind of slick, and Paul O'Neill has a warrior self-hatred thing, banging into walls and throwing down his helmet whenever he grounds out. And Shane Spencer, a lifetime minor leaguer who was called up at the end of the season to hit a barrage of grand slams, seemed like the Natural. But this team kept even Strawberry...
...like Blue, the Canadian-born Mitchell established herself as one of the most important singer-songwriters in rock. But she doesn't consider herself a folkie; she sees herself somewhere between Miles Davis and Bob Dylan--unclassifiable. She has bebopped with Charles Mingus and explored African rhythms with the warrior drums of Burundi. A record store of younger artists--Seal, Sarah McLachlan, even Janet Jackson--has acknowledged her influence. Virtually every act on the first Lilith Fair owed her a debt, if not royalties. But because she's been so groundbreaking, so musically mercurial, she has not always reaped...
...PENITENT] MINAMOTO YOSHITSUNE [DRAMATIC GESTURE] Japanese warrior commits seppuku after being trapped in battle...
Rafter, looking like a Samurai warrior with a pony tail and a mangy beard that he grew during the tournament, has a game tailor-made for the hard, fast courts and hard, fast balls of the U.S. Open...
...appointment of a warrior like Ballmer seems significant in light of Microsoft's ongoing battle with the Justice Department. The software giant, which controls some 85% of the market for computer operating systems, is facing a federal antitrust lawsuit focusing on its business practices. Ballmer will have been president seven weeks when the suit goes to trial in September. Gary Reback, the lawyer whose crusade is to break up Microsoft, contends the appointment reveals the company's arrogance in the face of the investigation. "Steve Ballmer is the most aggressive of the Microsoft management team, and based on his appointment...