Word: wrestlers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...scattering like snowflakes, and the strangled cries of some costumed chanters. Innocent and esoteric by turn, the first Olympic opening ceremonies to have their very own 15th century landscape poster introduced the world to what might be seen as Japan's latest brand of high-tech traditionalism: a sumo wrestler and a schoolgirl walking hand in hand...
Just four days earlier, all over the island, faithful citizens had scattered roasted soybeans, in the annual Setsubun ceremony, crying, "Devils go out! Happiness come in!" Now a sumo wrestler whose Japanese name is an ancient word for dawn, attended by a sword-bearer and a dew sweeper, ritually purified the ground on a chilly silver morning. In something of the same spirit, International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch reminded the world (not least Baghdad and Washington) that the "Olympic truce" calls for an end to formal warfare during the competition...
...time wrestler myself (I spent the better part of two middle school winters trying not to get pinned), I can't help but be intrigued. The poster reawakens long-suppressed memories, a whole host of sensations and smells I hadn't thought about in years. For me, wrestling was the ultimate athletic challenge. It was an opportunity to learn about myself and my limits, an unparalleled test of strength, stamina and mental agility. In short, I hated...
...moving toward staying in year-round shape," Weiss said. "With the prevalence of weight lifting, a 150-pound wrestler who puts on a lot of muscle weight still sees himself as a 150-Ib wrestler and tries to reach that weight again...
...think that instituting some kind of body-fat testing in September would give us a gauge to tell where a wrestler should fall into a weight class...