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No one pretends anymore that the Olympics are just about sports. It's routine to talk about what effect holding the Games in this or that capital will have on the host country's international reputation, how a nation's prestige can be raised by its medal count.

~George Packer

Topics: About Anymore Capital Count Country Effect Games Holding Host How International Just Medal Nation Olympics Prestige Pretends Raised Reputation Routine Sports Talk Will

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Personal honors never meant much to Bill Russell, one of America's most successful athletes with 2 college titles, 1 Olympic gold medal and 11 - count 'em, 11 - N.B.A. championships with the Boston Celtics.

~George Vecsey

Topics: America Athletes Bill Boston Championships College Count Gold Gold Medal Honors Meant Medal Most Much Never Olympic Olympic Gold Personal Russell Successful Titles

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Stanley Cup hockey comes around every year, when games start to count in multiples of best-of-seven series, and the players seem to put more attention into every pass, every check, every annoying little trick.

~George Vecsey

Topics: Annoying Around Attention Check Count Cup Every Games Hockey Little More Pass Players Put Seem Series Stanley Stanley Cup Start Trick Year

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Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion.

~Gerrit Smith

Topics: Count Discussion Enemy Every Free His Invader Man Poor Poor Man Right Worst

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