Yet a quick check of Baseball-Reference.com reveals that Lord Voldemort does not stride atop the career hits category.
In some at-bats, Jeter appears as if he is caught in between — not striding at all, or swinging as he did for 16 years with great effect.
He does not stride so much as he swings the way a boxer throws a punch, feet set, his power deriving not simply from muscle but from balance, timing and rhythm.
Moreover, it may be worth noting that Cook did not stride into the press conference at Cardiff saying: "There's something I wish to get off my chest about Swann straightaway".
He's sidling, not striding to embrace his destiny.
At the turn of the 20th century, Norway ranked as the poorest country in Europe – a far-flung rural nation that did not stride out into the wilderness for fun, but from agricultural necessity.
Barack Obama did not stride across a carrier deck in a flight suit and conjure up "mission accomplished".
We're talking Bubblicious, not Stride.
As they chased down balls, they didn't stride so much as they shuffled.
