legend
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The late Lakers legend created a film-analysis series called “Detail,” which was designed to show the public how a professional basketball player studies game tape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"So every player on the pitch is looking to swap with him. It's the first time a legend has bowed out with a special edition shirt."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Horton considered the Lakers announcing legend a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In this masterpiece of Japanese painting, Shōhaku visualizes his version of an old Chinese legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Kashdan and Bobby had never met before, but the former was a legend in the chess world.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Derek 'Rocky' Turner, Neil Fox MBE, Don Fox, Harold Poynton, Ken Rollin... all legends of the 1960s and an era when all the silverware found its way to WF1.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
"I think he is one of the great legends in tech and business," says Alex Karp, CEO of data-analytics specialist Palantir.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
That season soon had many fans wondering whether the expectations for Manning—the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli and grandson of College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning—amounted to nothing more than empty hype.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
They spoke for a long time, trying to recall any mention of the sraf wind among their legends and histories, but there was none.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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