Word: braggadocio
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...this strain of modesty - sometimes even false modesty - is becoming rarer and rarer in American life. Braggadocio and trash talk are the rule these days. Once upon a time an athlete who hit a homer to win the game in the bottom of the ninth would say, "Aw, I was just lucky to hit that curve." But Muhammad Ali and Joe Namath changed all that. With Ali's "I am the greatest" speeches and Joe Namath's confident predictions of victories, sports etiquette was altered forever. In the NBA finals, Shaq pounded his opponents in print as much...
...reverently as an Important Social Moment. But Anderson--whose Cheerleader was a pitch-perfect rendering of a modern tabloid circus--also captures the made-for-TV ridiculousness of its buildup, from Riggs' shilling for Sugar Daddy caramel pops to the opponents' theatrical, Muhammad Ali-esque bouts of insult and braggadocio. For these outsize personalities, the sideshow was the show. "Billie has often spoken of tennis as entertainment as well as a sport," says Holly Hunter, who plays King and starred in Cheerleader. "That aspect of the story was really well served by Jane's satirical style...
...wishful thinking and hopeful expectation will not eliminate or diminish this loss. All of us will have to endure yet another year of friendly jokes, incessant reminders, and crass braggadocio. If I only get one thing for Christmas, I wish it would be serene silence from my friends who decided to plunge into higher education in what is generally considered to be the world's finest safety school...
...wishful thinking and hopeful expectation will not eliminate or diminish this loss. All of us will have to endure yet another year of friendly jokes, incessant reminders, and crass braggadocio. If I only get one thing for Christmas, I wish it would be serene silence from my friends who decided to plunge into higher education in what is generally considered to be the world's finest safety school...
Growing up, I tried to be a humble Yankees fan, preferring the yeoman efforts of Willie Randolph to the braggadocio of Reggie Jackson. I had a terrific vocabulary as a kid. The Yankees gave me confidence that I sorely needed as a bookish, freakishly shy child who was secretly desired by all the girls in his class...