When asked if he is embarrassed that his legal affairs are overshadowing Paterno's quest for a prestigious personal record, Casey said he has "nothing to be embarrassed about" and added, "I'm pretty sure the focus will turn to him sooner or later.
· In awarding the first volume of John Eliot Gardiner's Bach Cantatas series the prestigious Record of the Year award, the Gramophone judges wrote: "This is a magnificent achievement that illustrates how Gardiner's independence gives him an increased capacity to reinvigorate our recording collections for years to come".
"To achieve my dream of finally holding the Trophée Jules Verne, and of setting the most prestigious record in sailing for the second time, feels absolutely fantastic.
Sir Bradley Wiggins has set his sights on breaking the world hour distance time in June 2015, which he hopes will rejuvenate cycling's most prestigious record.
Smith, as well as being nominated for the prestigious record of the year for his ubiquitous Stay With Me, also got a nod for the accompanying album In the Lonely Hour.
As Aaron and Bonds become the answer to the question, "Who holds baseball's most prestigious record?" both men can enjoy the cachet of holding it until Alex Rodriguez tops them in 10 or 12 years.
When Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants slammed his 71st home run of the season on Oct. 5, the breaking of the most prestigious record in sports was met with emotions just as mixed as those the spectacular but churlish Bonds has evoked his entire career.
The dynamic Ukrainian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa fully acknowledges there was savvy reinvention in the way she jump-started her stalled career to become a YouTube sensation and a touring artist with a prestigious Decca recording contract.
But he was also in demand on prestigious recording sessions, taking part in the later Verve recordings Norman Granz organised for Billie Holiday, and working with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Anita O'Day.
In a game where certain statistics are afforded almost spiritual significance, the enriching talent of this gentle Trinidadian has been formally acclaimed with the two most prestigious records of all.
