Greg Hawkins
Greg Hawkins
Gregory Dale Hawkins was a trader and principal in the hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management that after four spectacularly successful years lost most of its clients' money in 1998 when the Russian government defaulted on its debt payments on August 17, 1998, triggering a devaluation of the Russian ruble. Long-Term Capital had $4.6 billion in portfolio losses in a few months and only avoided outright bankruptcy because the U.S. central bank prompted a consortium of large global investment banks and...
eight handle operating regular strong sustain typical
We experienced 1GB/sec., and we can handle 100M bit/sec. on a typical strong day operating at 30% capacity. During the attack, we had eight to 10 times regular capacity, and no one can sustain that.
lost stopped third
Once I lost the one to go to third place, I just stopped caring. I just went into 'Oh well' mode.
scared
I won't go to a doctor. I'm scared he'll tell me I can't wrestle.
raise takes village
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it takes a village to put on a triathlon.