Though she continued to maintain a high standard of play, her career was essentially over by her early 30s.
I could give you a whole list of reasons, from the match-ups, to the weather, to the fact that Seattle's record seems all the more impressive to me in light of the preposterously high standard of play this year in the NFC West.
In an effort to reclaim that high standard of play after bottoming out at 1-11 in 2006, the Stanford administration reached out to the University of San Diego Coach Jim Harbaugh, who despite struggling through a 4-8 season last year has succeeded in changing the culture in Palo Alto, the first step in rebuilding a program.
In a 2012 interview, Vladimir Kramnik attributed much of Carlsen's success against other top players to his "excellent physical shape" and his ability to avoid "psychological lapses", which enables him to maintain a high standard of play over long games and at the end of tournaments, when the energy levels of others have dropped.
Daniel Alfredsson, Senators; Joffrey Lupul, Maple Leafs; Max Pacioretty, Canadiens LADY BYNG TROPHY For "sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability".
During the 1930s, the orchestra became renowned for its high standard of playing and for performing new and unfamiliar music.
During the 1930s, the BBC Symphony Orchestra became renowned for its high standard of playing and for Boult's capable performances of new and unfamiliar music.
International soccer's aristocratic pecking order has proved no match for the opening of national borders, which in turn has increased the flow of talent among nations and allowed players from soccer's developing countries to refine their skills in countries with richer traditions and historically high standards of play.
