But many cite happiness among the chief benefits of bicycle commuting.
Bonds, who finished second to his teammate Jeff Kent for the M.V.P. award last season, also cited his happiness for Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson, who has long had to defend his spotty postseason record (as has Bonds), and Mark Grace, who appeared in his first World Series in his 14th season.
Having control over your work (when, how and what) has been cited as crucial to happiness and the prevention of depression and anxiety.
Stevens cited a new found happiness in his personal life as a reason for the his new-found form, having arrived in Sheffield without a ranking event title since the UK Championship in 2003.
At one point in the two-hour meeting, he waved a copy of Time magazine, with a cover article on happiness that he cited as evidence the world is coming around to his point of view.
In the current bestseller The Happiness Project, author Gretchen Rubin cites William Butler Yeats who said, "Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.
We spoke of favorite performers, and she cited Michael Jackson, who she said brought happiness into her childhood.
One person cited a Harvard study showing that happiness forever decreases with the birth of a child.
Many of those who expressed happiness with Mr. Turner's victory cited his being a "regular guy," a businessman, and not a politician as a reason for supporting him.
He cited phrases about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that Ho Chi Minh had lifted from Jefferson in writing Vietnam's own version of a declaration of independence.
