Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Co-captain Mickey Irvings agreed. "And we're going to do it without the rah-rah spirit. It is a pleasure to fence, and we don't have to scream at other team members to get them motivated. They are motivated, and besides no amount of creaming is going to...
Each member of the team is motivated by different desires, and it shows in their fencing style. Cetrulo wants to "bring the sport to its knees." So when he goes on the strip, he is only thinking of a quick and powerful victory. All-American foiler Tom Keller, on the...
Rick Tolbert, called the African Prince by some of his teammates and seen as a fertility symbol by others, is motivated by other forces. "It gives me great satisfaction to master one of the last vestiges of European civilization. People say that I don't get motivated enough for a...
Terry Valenzuela wants to work his way up to War Lord of Mars. "When I was young, I read about Edgar Rice Burroughs' character, John Carter, and his power as War Lord of Mars. He used sorcery and swords. I am beginning my rise by using the saber," Valenzuela said...
Although Valenzuela denies that he is a sorcerer, the Cornell fencing coach may be thinking otherwise. In last year's match against the Big Red, Valenzuela mesmerized the Cornell bench. Calmly drinking a glass of water, he walked up to the scorer's table. After Valenzuela finished the water, he...