Word: wonderful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Spring was still silent in parts of New England and the Midwest, beset by low temperatures and snow. In the tiny hamlet of Sears Pond, near Watertown in northern New York, an incredible 42 in. of snow remained on the ground, but no wonder, since residents there were claiming they had measured an alltime record winter snowfall for an area east of the Rockies: 450 in. Let out of their stalls for the first time in months, local cows kicked up their heels like horses...
...Little wonder that he is ranked No. 1. During practice sessions last week, he hit 100 forehand and 100 backhand shots-all with his racquet cover on to make swinging more difficult. Removing the cover, he stroked another 200 balls before loosening up his shoulder with 25 practice serves. Then he limbered up his legs-already toughened by twice-weekly circuits of a 4½-mile-long cross-country ski trail-with 100 or so turns of a jump rope. Finally he took to the court for several brisk sets of tennis. Still, though he is as hard...
...once radicalized you and opened your eyes to new kinds of wrongness in the world now has grown conservative, even reactionary. The eyes that once held the greatest depth, the silences that bore such meaning hypnotize you and hold you for a moment, but then you wonder whether still waters run deep or stagnant...
...equations that had fantastic implications." But Field chiefly justifies the Center's work in romantic terms: "First and foremost, astronomy is an adventure--an intellectual adventure, but also an aesthetic adventure. Everyone can participate in one way or another." Field says, "Humanity loves astronomy--it's the wonder aspect. People don't wonder about bacteria, or the structure of the nucleus. It's a very primitive thing. I can't explain it, but it seems to be real...
...announcers make it sound so intellectual, I wonder if I'm qualified to coach," said Anderson, grinning. He is the most successful manager extant. "They ask Danny Driessen what he was expecting the pitcher to throw...