Word: placentia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...native of Hoboken, N.J., but a resident of Placentia, Calif., Chang is supervised on tour (17 months, $533,000) by his mother Betty, who, like her husband Joe, is a chemist. She prefers the chemists' word stabilized, saying, "I think that I stabilize him. I hope my presence makes him comfortable." Chang describes his calm manner on and off the court as a residue of his Christian faith, though he does not dispute those who detect some Oriental mystery. "I guess that could be appropriate. I am a quiet person and do not show much emotion. My hobby is fishing...
...Evans talked wistfully of home (she will be a senior at El Dorado High School in Placentia, Calif.), Biondi flogged himself for mishandling the finish of the 100 fly and letting Nesty steal the gold. His scorched pride drove him through his winning anchor leg of the 4 X 200-meter relay. He speculated wryly that the loss might even give him the motivation to make the national water-polo team (he was a four-time All-American at Berkeley), stay with it and compete at Barcelona in 1992. In any case, the racing career of this big, likable...
...using hand paddles to build arm strength, with a small inner tube around her ankles, immobilizing her legs and increasing drag. At 8:30 a.m. she will hoist herself out of the pool, wave to her mother Barbara, towel off and ride with Barbara back to their home in Placentia, half an hour away. (Her father Paul, a veterinarian, does the 5 a.m. run to the Fullerton pool.) Later, after an hour in the weight room, she will return to the pool and chug through more distance sets until she has ticked...