Oddly enough though, the whole painful episode – about which Christie never spoke publicly – proved a turning point in her career, propelling her to another level of fame.
Messier, the 41-year-old captain, scored two goals on opening night for the first time in his 24-year career, propelling the Rangers past the defending Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1.
Born Angelo Mirena on Aug. 30, 1921, in south Philadelphia, Dundee's boxing career was propelled largely by his older brother, Chris, a promoter.
Dennis Eckersley was reviewing a remarkable two-part pitching career that propelled him to the Baseball Hall of Fame, bouncing from year to year in a carefree way.
He described his career as propelled by circumstances: his trading in the 1980s led to his interest in the Mundra port, while having a port and a special economic zone led him into power generation.
Oprah, or Oprahism, has often been called a secular religion, and Kelley's most plausible insight is that Oprah has, from the beginning of her career, been propelled by a nearly messianic belief in herself.
His career was propelled by a resurgent British economy and a renewed appreciation for aristocratic country homes and other historic buildings that had gathered dust in the postwar years.
"Century Rolls," a 1996 work that has just made its way to disc (Nonesuch 79607-2), was composed for Emanuel Ax, who has shown an admirable interest in contemporary works over the last decade but whose early career was propelled by his fine performances of Chopin and other Romantics.
