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The extensive panning that both movie and album received knocked her career for six and lead to the annulment of her $100m, five-album contract with Virgin Records.

He was the Panthers' surprise starter this season, having spent much of his career knocking around the league, looking for a chance.

Her title run in Tokyo marked the first time Petrova had beaten three top-10 players in a single tournament in her career, knocking off No. 7 Sara Errani in the quarterfinals, No. 9 Samantha Stosur in the semifinals and third-ranked Radwanska in the final.

In an up-and-down year he picked the best time imaginable to have the best games of his career, knocking out the Indianapolis Colts' rookie phenomenon Andrew Luck and two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, the Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning and the New England Patriots' Tom Brady, along the way.

Tim Duncan was a big reason why the Heat kept hitting the wall - he was in the midst of three of the best quarters of his storied career, knocking down 13 of 16 shots and grabbing 17 rebounds as the Spurs took a ten point lead into the fourth quarter.

It was not only his first victory in a Grade I race, but it also validated a hard-knocking career at a time he needed to be validated.

Playing in right field and batting third for the first time as a Met, Hairston did his best impression of the All-Star Beltran, knocking in a career-high five runs, including a three-run homer, as the Mets pounded the Phillies, 11-2.

He made a controversial statement (saying that he hadn't really played defense in the last few years), enjoyed a heartfelt video tribute and standing ovation and then he walloped his old team, knocking down a career-high three pointers on route to a 29 point game in the 119-101 Mavericks win over the Celtics.

Louis avenged the loss – one of only three he sustained in his professional career — by knocking out Schmeling in the third minute of their 1938 rematch.

They build their careers by knocking on doors and making calls, which is important.

Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything" (Actor in a Leading Role) In what might be the toughest-to-call competition of the year, Culturalist's list-makers see Eddie Redmayne's performance in The Theory of Everything knocking off Michael Keaton's career-reinventing turn in Birdman.

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