31. For some reason, the crowd, who had repeatedly chanted his name during the short fight, ate it up. 32. From windows high above, people began waving and chanting his name. 33. He chanted the names of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 34. He also told his supporters to stop chanting his name so much because it was prime time, and he wanted it for himself. 35. He wiped tears from his cheeks and fans tried to console him by chanting his name. 36. He said five men held him down while in the cramped berthing area for the deck force as others hit him and chanted his name. 37. He was asked about the last time people stood and chanted his name. 38. He washed his hands, then raised them to the small gathering of fans that chanted his name. 39. High-stepping soldiers and twirling children in native costume marched in tight formation past the balcony of their leader, chanting his name and brandishing his portrait. 40. In my mind, I chanted their names so often that the exotic-sounding titles became a mantra. |