stroke of bad luck

Frederickson, 56, was perched on that ragged edge of American life, where a stroke of bad luck — a lost job, a health crisis — can mean the difference between paying the bills and not, between making rent and not, between getting by and not.

It’s the latest stroke of bad luck for Roff, who suffered an arm injury against Wisconsin on Sept. 9, missed the next three games, then returned Oct.

The earlier, forgivable error had been compounded by a huge stroke of bad luck.

"I don't want to sound like a broken record," he said, "but everything short of moving to Antarctica, I've taken precautions. I think it's just really unfortunate. A stroke of bad luck. I honestly don't know how I got it."

“I don’t want to sound like a broken record,” he said, “but everything short of moving to Antarctica, I’ve taken precautions. I think it’s just really unfortunate. A stroke of bad luck. I honestly don’t know how I got it.”