Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...chances he could survive a year after a third operation, however, are generally considered to be less than 50%. "We proposed trying to rescue his liver," says Dr. Andreas Tzakis, head of liver transplantation at the University of Miami. "He refused." One thing is sure: as Benny loses weight, and his skin turns ever deeper shades of yellow, his chances dim with each passing...
...greatest here. But with her 38th birthday looming on Oct. 18, Navratilova these days is a step slower, a return shot shy and, in her valedictory tour around the circuit, too often immersed in memories rather than the task at hand. The rigid fat-free diet, the weight training for strength and the basketball drills for agility have only stayed, not stopped, the passing years. Navratilova at her best is still the fiercest force in what looks like a sport of grace but is in truth one of intimidation. These days, though, her best comes on single shots...
Pumping iron is a healthy exercise -- even for the elderly, according to a new study of 80 and 90-year-olds. Researchers found a significant improvement in walking speeds and ability to climb stairs after several weeks of weight-lifting. The new data confirm results from a smaller sampling of older Americans studied four years ago, which indicated that the onset of physical disabilities during the later years of life was due in part to a loss of leg muscle...
...climb-down for Clinton, though the Administration says it is simply realism -- and that may be true. In January 1993 he dismissed European proposals to partition Bosnia as too favorable to the Serbs and a reward for their aggression. In Paris he agreed to put Washington's full weight behind a plan that would give the Bosnian government, composed mostly of Muslims, and federation partner Croatia 51% of Bosnia's territory, leaving 49% for the Serbs, who now hold...
THEY MUST BE GIANTS. "Guys today are bigger, stronger and faster," says Thomas (6 ft. 5 in., 257 lbs., minus 4% body fat). "You see guys hitting the weight room so much, you'd think they were football players. That's a big trend, and it works. Hitters are now strong enough to totally dominate baseball...