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...FARC-ettes," as the women fighters are nicknamed, fascinated me. Before covering Latin America, I'd reported on the Tamil Tiger guerrillas in Sri Lanka. The Tiger women were spooky: They wore cyanide pills around their necks to be consumed in the event of capture, and dozens of them trained as suicide bombers. The FARC-ettes were, well, more Latina. Even when in their fatigues, they wore earrings and pink scrunchees to keep their hair in place, and listened to music on tiny radios. While sex had been forbidden among the Tigers, the FARC's more relaxed view is evidenced...
Skillfully managed, gracious and well spoken, Thorpe has been embraced by a public disturbed by the antics of sportsmen such as local tennis brat Lleyton Hewitt. Thorpe's impact on Australian youth has been compared with the Tiger Woods phenomenon in golf. "He's become a similar figure of hope, an ultimate role model," argues 1988 Olympic 200-m champion Duncan Armstrong. Thorpe has been a cover boy on magazines ranging from the frivolous to the prestigious, and many Australians feel they know a lot about him?from his shoe size (17) to his taste in music (grunge...
...After Tiger won the British Open, I eagerly anticipated TIME's feature on him. Until I saw Tiger play, I found golf boring. The fact that non-golf lovers like me can be drawn to the game and develop an appreciation of it is a testament to his greatness as a player. Maybe when I'm 40, and can afford it, I'll take up golf. ALELI ROSARIO Cainta, the Philippines...
...that Lance Armstrong did not receive the attention for winning a second Tour de France as a cancer survivor that Woods has got for changing his golf swing. If we compare the courage of each task, Tiger misses the green. PARKER BROWN Raleigh...
Comparisons of Woods and Jack Nicklaus take on more significance with Tiger's recent achievements. It is difficult to equate one with the other, as golf equipment and courses have gone through some major changes over the past 40 years. But credit should be given to Nicklaus as the player who has done the most to raise awareness of the quality of play in golf. DON JOHNSTON Barrie...