Word: thrill
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that saying goes, with the "thrill of victory" necessarily comes the "agony of defeat." The 4-3 overtime defeat marked Minnesota's fourth consecutive exit from the NCAA Final Four without a title victory. Once again, Minnesota fans were left with the indelible impression of a ski jumper viciously tumbling down a 100-meter ramp...
Sometimes storms, even hurricanes, can be exhilarating. It is fun to stand on a beach during a histrionic blow. An earthquake is not that kind of thrill. The worst part may be the feeling of helplessness. There is no right thing to do just then, except perhaps to flee the building. There is no knowing where the earth will open next. The wild cracking follows no principle but the terrifyingly random. Denial ("this is not happening") competes with fascination...
...knew they had the best job in the world. No matter what, there is nothing a photojournalist would rather do than look at the world around him and take pictures of it -- pictures of living history, which means, especially, pictures of human behavior. If he doesn't get a thrill out of that job, if he doesn't wake every morning with excitement and go out with his cameras hanging on him like a gold prospector with his rock hammer in hand, % he's no good. Over the years some photojournalists have said to me, "if they didn...
...anyone meant more to his team in the playoffs than "Hot Dog" Henderson to the A's, it was Will ("the Thrill") Clark of the Giants. The 25-year-old first baseman had a grand-slam homer and six runs batted in in the first game, and a bases-loaded single that drove home the winning run in the finale. For the five-game series, he reached base 15 times out of 22, batted .650, scored eight runs and drove in eight, with two homers. "It's no coincidence that at the most important time of the year, Will...
...first ever Bay Bridge World Series pits the batting fireworks of Oakland's Bash Brothers vs. San Francisco's Sock Exchange, and Hot Dog Henderson vs. Will the Thrill...