Word: grind
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...Terriers fought fiercely and scrapped for every point, forcing Harvard to grind it out in longer rallies rather than putting away quick, clean winners. But the Crimson was sharp and showed no signs of having just emerged from the burden of final exam period...
...possible. Meanwhile, Chen is back home, trying to shrug off stares from neighbors who look down on her because of her stint behind bars. "To them it's like I went to prison for killing somebody," she says, "but it was just a strike." All part of the daily grind...
...like Federer's 2004, when - without the guidance of a coach - he won three of the four grand slam titles and amassed a 74-6 win-loss record. If those six defeats make him sound less than invincible, it may do to acknowledge that the ATP circuit is a grind so relentless that players either turn down the intensity dial occasionally or else burn out. Whenever it mattered, Federer rose: he did not lose to anyone in the Top 10 and won all 11 finals he contested. He has to be favored to defend his Australian Open title, climaxing...
...gets pleasure from the day-to-day grind in Russia. If the NHL salary is the same as here, they'll all go back...
...introduced, then you'll see that the majority of the NHL's Russian players will stay at home," he says. But most are skeptical. Says Anaheim Mighty Ducks defenseman Ruslan Salei, a Belorussian who now plays for AK Bars Kazan: "No one gets pleasure from the day-to-day grind in Russia. If the salary in the NHL is the same as here, they'll all go back." Szemberg agrees: "You should treat this as a very extraordinary situation that won't last." But as long as the NHL stars are in Europe, fans like Krejci are thrilled to keep...