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...last seven NBA titles, is one of the most seasoned, sound players of all time. But let's face it - with his robotic efficiency and off-court drone, he put us to sleep. The Detroit Pistons, 2004 champs and last year's runners-up, played rough, unselfish basketball, but they are more admired than beloved. And then there were those Los Angeles Lakers, three-peat winners from 2000-2002. First, they won too much - nobody likes a ball hog. Then, the whole Shaquille O'Neal/Kobe Bryant soap opera wore us out. Shaq says Kobe is selfish. Kobe says Shaq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The NBA's Savior? | 6/8/2006 | See Source »

...never would have imagined. The good news is that whatever you choose, and however you choose it, you will find a way to be happy. To maximize your happiness and that of others, I have a few pieces of advice. First, get plenty of sleep and exercise. Second, demonstrate unselfish love of your fellows by putting yourself in their shoes. This is very difficult to do well and easy to do badly, but it is the key to being a kind person and good citizen. Strive to listen well—often it is tempting to assume people are exaggerating...

Author: By Nicholas F. B. Smyth, | Title: Letter To Myself: To Be Opened In 2010 | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

...that “the whole concept of spotlighting me as an artist is ridiculous because I’ve been supported by so many of the people around me.” But when it comes to his approach to art, he’s not quite so unselfish. “Getting involved in the arts should always be about you, because if it’s about other people you’ll end up unfulfilled. It should always feel like it?...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jess R. Burkle '06 | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

...communicates easily with you. You'll get more of the mind that you came for, a mind working better because it's relaxed--recalling and associating freely, more receptive to small, even subliminal clues. That means better medical care. But you should try to be a good patient for unselfish reasons too. We worry about you 60 hours a week. We gave up our 20s for you. Why not show us some love? It's not hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: What Makes a Good Patient? | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...were dead, that money would be available only to his children, not his creditors. (Where the money goes will surely end up in litigation.) It would have been a near impossible suicide, but perhaps Kissel arranged his own hit? "If he did, it's the most incredibly unselfish thing that anybody could do," William Kissel told the Times. After so many selfish years, it would be a sort of noble ending for Andrew Kissel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: When Murder Runs In The Family | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

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