Big Brown backed up his trainer's boasts with an explosive finishing kick and won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday - a day marred by the fatal breakdown of the filly Eight Belles.
Many of us can still remember friends from the gym who boasted "With a body like this, how could I be sick?" Two weeks later, they were dead.
"We came, we saw, he died," Clinton boasted with a chuckle over the brutal death of a defanged dictator, ignoring the fact that the secular Gadhafi, long past his boisterous prime, was hardly a serious threat to the stability of the region.
Fury would be on firmer ground were he to substantiate his boasts with, first, a body of work, second, a degree of charm, and third, a breath of humour.
It's full of starchy but unmemorable lyrics, streams of soft boasts with barely a metaphor in sight.
The men and women in this showcase for dance virtuosity will include nearly every principal this starry company boasts, with only a few exceptions.
Unlike Iraq, North Korea is not denying its efforts, but rather boasting with an enthusiasm that makes many analysts suspicious.
The company boasts partnerships with a number of carriers and content providers such as NBC, ESPN, Disney, CBS, Warner Music and more.
Hardly, and certainly not when your roster boasts players with a combined 36 All-Star appearances, at least four certain Hall of Famers, and all that N.B.A. hardware.
