Yet Garrincha is not so much celebrated for his achievements as the way in which he achieved them.
Which he achieved, leaving his son an inheritance of £140.22.
And it's something which he achieved because of the freedom which being older often brings.
These works were effectively his screen monument, and for which he achieved Bafta awards.
In December 1999, Simmons suffered a brain aneurism, from which he achieved only partial recovery.
Just as amazing as the success Harbaugh achieved was the way in which he achieved it.
Eight years later he became the mayor of West Berlin (1957 66), a post in which he achieved world fame.
He served as a veteran in World War II, in which he achieved the rank of Captain.
His watercolours are carried out almost exclusively in monochrome washes, through which he achieved breadth and atmospheric effect.
His time of 1 23 4/5 for seven furlongs was not impressive, but the effortless manner in which he achieved his victory was.
Shanes looks at Turner's career through the focus of his work in watercolor, a medium in which he achieved a spontaneity he never quite matched in oil.
