A Hero Whose W.M.D.'s Are Knees and Elbows
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Fans of action movies will find much to appreciate in this symphony of flying limbs, breaking bones and elaborately staged chases and confrontations.
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Evel Knievel has trouble now just walking from his condo to the pool. The &#039;70s cultural icon and poster boy for fast living and derring-do is 67, his body broken by years of spectacular crashes and ravaged by a multitude of serious ailments. The king of the daredevils can hardly get out of bed most days, let alone straddle a Harley.
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Christopher A. Warner says he considers himself something of a maverick, a caring physician willing to challenge medical orthodoxy in order to help women.
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Tod Wodicka's protagonist is a medieval re-enactor trying to escape the modern world. But this tender, oddball debut is much more than an extended cheap shot.
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Although he will always be remembered for portraying &quot;Superman,&quot; the greatest role of actor Christopher Reeve&#39;s life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord injuries and an advocate of stem cell research.
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Julius Peppers has grown used to people expecting more from him than he normally gives. That&#39;s the consequence of being a 6-foot-6, 283-pound man with massive hands, insane speed and a devastating combination of strength and quickness.
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NEW DELHI -- Eight-year-old Tejas Vohra is used to spending most of his after-school hours watching "Power Rangers," "Transformers" and "Looney Tunes." But these days, one of his favorite superheroes is a cool cartoon version of Hanuman, the monkey-headed Hindu god.
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When Dr. Julio Bonis awoke one Sunday  morning with a sore shoulder, he could not figure out what he  had done. It felt like a sports injury, but he had been a bit  of a couch potato lately.
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A naturally occurring hunk of magnetite in human noses helps people make their way in the world. In Bodyhack.
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For the first time in his life, he has sacrificed bits of his flamboyant lifestyle in the name of physical fitness. He has worked diligently on his game.
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The world needs sporting heroes. They provide inspiration, a person whose feats others can seek to emulate. Twenty years ago, in a small village in Morocco with a magnificent view, a small
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Fighting an opponent doesn&#39;t always mean opposing his force. When faced with overwhelming power, good fighters often use their attacker&#39;s force to their advantage, as in judo, for example.
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He's got the same name as his famous father. He's also got a lot of athletic ability.
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When Dr. Julio Bonis awoke one Sunday morning with a sore shoulder, he could not figure out what he had done. It felt like a sports injury, but he had been a bit of a couch potato lately.
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During his film career, John Wayne played many Western and war hero characters who celebrated independence, courage and patriotism.
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The proliferation of action-adventure movies can be explained by our collective craving for heroes. They need not come from other planets or have super powers, for we have all-too-mortal creatures worthy of hero worship in our firefighters.
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Christopher Reeve, who soared through the air playing the role of the superhero, also soared into the hearts of many, fighting a courageous battle against a paralyzing spinal cord injury.