But this Shevchenko — Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko, to use his full name — had long possessed an eye for life's biggest opportunities.
In fact, Zidane has long possessed an unlikely combination of street-toughness and a Zen-like calm.
She has long possessed one of the purest service motions in tennis, and she has not lost it.
But with the confidence he gained last week, and the talent he has long possessed, Daly has never looked better.
The government has long possessed the ability to go to secret intelligence courts and receive warrants to monitor particular e-mail and phone accounts.
After the Fronde, Mazarin continued to play a key role in government as chief adviser to the young king, whose respect and affection he had long possessed.
Agassi, who has long possessed one of the best memories in tennis, recalls much of his breakthrough run in 1992 with documentary-ready precision, although not quite all of it.
China now has more warships than America, according to the IISSTHE International Institute for Strategic Studies (better known as the IISS), reckons China now has more warships than America, which long possessed the biggest fleet.
