legends
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Long before RZA and the GZA became musical legends – when their friends called them Robert Diggs and Gary Grice – martial arts cinema was relegated to cinematic margins.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Before he was an international sports mogul, he was Enos Stanley Kroenke from rural Missouri with sporting heritage scrawled right on his birth certificate—his namesakes were St. Louis Cardinals legends Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
By his 20s, Rollins had already managed to play with jazz legends including Parker, Miles Davis and especially Thelonious Monk.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
"We wanted to make sure the players were remembered as legends at this club after winning the League Cup," McLeish said.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
He was not yet forty, and already there were legends about him.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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