1.   The frayed leopard skin, that left one muscled shoulder bare, of the strong-man lion tamer.

2.   A topiary gardener, a robotics scientist, a circus lion tamer and a fellow fascinated by hideous hairless South African mole-rats.

3.   But as with a lion tamer, there is an inherent grace on display in a risky business.

4.   But if the Knicks get new lions, they will still need a lion tamer.

5.   Dave Hoover, the lion tamer, knows he belongs to the past.

6.   He may not have been as thrilling as the lion tamer, but McEwing demonstrated again that he was quite comfortable being just one of the jugglers.

7.   Maybe the answer comes from the mole rat man at the Philadelphia Zoo or the lion tamer.

8.   One wondered if he felt like a lion tamer trying to soothe the restless and somewhat famished assemblage surrounding him.

9.   Quite simply, these Knicks have been a team that got to the NBA finals only once, even when Riley the lion tamer was their coach.

10.   What could a lion tamer, a topiary gardener, a mole-rat enthusiast and a designer of robots possibly have in common?