Gripping as this anthology is, it is the witness of a moment which attained glory despite every one of its best intentions.
And in that unforgettably sweet moment, that one moment still more alive for me than so many of the other "firsts" that followed - first sex, first joint, first day in high school, first published book - I attained glory.
The best Chinese players can have careers in the game, earn money from sponsors, and a handful, every four years, attain Olympic glory.
The Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister organisation of this newspaper, reckons that on the basis of market exchange rates China will attain that glory in 2020.
The flaw was corrected in 1993 by sky walking astronauts who, in effect, fitted the telescope's instruments with corrective lenses, enabling Hubble to attain the glory for which it was designed.
Jones knows first-hand just how hard it can be to attain Olympic glory.
Tikal, Uaxactún, Copán, Palenque, and Uxmal all attained their glory in these centuries.
And yes, Amundsen attained the glory offered every pioneer in that waning era of exploration, without having lost a single man and with 39 of his sled dogs still alive, while Scott and his party, well.
It translates to "May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god: So may he stimulate our prayers".
The large-cap S&P 500, though, is up 46% from the low and has a ways to go to attain its former glory.
My wish is to re-attain that lost glory.
