1.   No true American superstar has emerged yet to compete with Michael Jordan or Ken Griffey Jr.

2.   Pursuers spun helplessly in the wake of his abrupt departure, drifting in the vacuum that only the presence of a true superstar can create.

3.   Roberto Baggio, who is not related to his teammate, is a true superstar with an uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time.

4.   Sammy Sosa is a true superstar, one of the greatest players in all of baseball.

5.   The fans know a true superstar when they see one.

6.   Without a true superstar on the roster, the Wildcats rely on balanced scoring from a starting five and a strong bench to overwhelm the opposition.

7.   There is no true superstar among them, no one close in stature to a Reggie, Rose or Ruth.