Word: superstars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Designated hitter Bobby Kelley followed with the first of three singles, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. The rally died, though, when superstar Mike Stenhouse drilled out to right, slugger Mark Bingham bounced into a forceout, and Jim Peccerillo fanned looking...
Besides all the obvious advantages, a superstar's patronage can have risks...
...announcement came as a shock. In four years at A.B.T., Baryshnikov 30, had become a superstar whose fame transcended the ballet world. His cut in income alone is staggering. He now earns $4,000 or more a performance. In his new job the pay is $800 a week. As for Balanchine, 74, he has successfully kept any system of stars or "guest artists" out of his tightly controlled company. Other famous dancers, Natalia Makarova, Cynthia Gregory and Rudolf Nureyev among them, have made public hints through the years that they would love to work with Balanchine; the answer has been...
...Quebec, Lafleur has succeeded Richard and Beliveau as a folk hero, the stuff of little boys' dreams. Shy and something of a loner, he is to Coach Bowman "a model of a superstar." Adds Bowman: "Guy never lets up, never tries to pull rank. And, for all his talent, he never stops trying to improve." While other players wait in line during shooting drills, Lafleur circles restlessly beside them, honing his turns, devising a new move, or flicking the occasional errant puck toward the goal. Says Teammate Rick Chartraw, the only Venezuelan-born player in the N.H.L.: "Guy even...
Hackett's best swim came in his specialty, the 1650-yd. freestyle. Leading after 500 yards, coach Joe Bernal's prize pupil cost himself a few extra minutes on Wide World of Sports when he succumbed to his old nemesis, UCLA freshman superstar Brian Goodell...