Word: winning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...teammates have said that even though he wanted to win, he never gave enough effort in games or practice to make them think he actually cared enough about basketball...
...Rebound" for both his size (6'6, but a hefty 252 lbs.) and his ability to fight under the basket for boards. The 76ers picked him fifth, two spots behind Michael Jordan. Jordan would be both Barkley's best friend and his greatest opponent, the reason Charles could never win a championship...
...those last years with Houston, many of the negative aspects of Barkley's personality shined through. His growing frustration with his inability to win an NBA title, coupled with his decreasing skills, made him the type of player who was liable to burst at any minute...
...traditionally, the party of campaign finance reform. So while Senator John McCain's insurgency may earn him a place in America's hearts as an alternative to politics-as-usual, it is unlikely to win him the Republican nomination. The senator from Arizona went mano a manowith George W. Bush on campaign finance reform during Monday night's GOP candidates' debate in Iowa, forcing the Texas governor to defend the party's reliance on corporate "soft money." But while McCain may have claimed the moral high ground, that high ground may actually be outside of the GOP's boundary fence...
...whole. McCain's vow to deprive Iowa of its most cherished piece of political pork, ethanol subsidies, has also made the state hostile territory for the insurgent. "McCain wrote off Iowa a long time ago - his strong stand against ethanol subsidies wasn't designed to win over Iowans, but was addressed to audiences in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Arizona, where he's pouring resources into beating Bush," says Carney. "Then again, you have to ask whether being booed on national television actually helps a candidate...