In a 1994 book, Inside the Tour de France, Walsh included a sympathetic portrait of a young phenom from Texas named Lance Armstrong. |
His professional career was launched after French side FC Metz spotted the lanky young phenom and recruited him to their youth academy. |
Crosby is a 15-year-old phenom from Nova Scotia who is the odds-on favourite to be the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft. |
He's an end-of-the-century phenom and I can imagine some people thinking he was the best of the last hundred years. |
The skew to an equal number of boys and girls, and to an older demo, allowing for a trickle-down to younger ones, has also propelled the phenom. |
After three seasons abroad, she returned home in 2001, without a sponsor, and without a ride — the phenom who didn't pan out. |