New York is essentially national in interest, position, pursuits. No one thinks of the place as belonging to a particular state, but to the United States.
Without Montreal, Canada would be hopeless.
Memphis is like the heart of wrestling.
The rise or fall of Shanghai means the birth or death of the whole nation.
God chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career.
Arik is suffused with a mystical belief about Jerusalem.
Chicago is like a New York City. It's one of the those older cities. It really means something to fight there.
It's a holy city for music.
What made it so special was the city of Houston had never won a sports championship. I think the championship changed people's thinking about their own city. It made them feel like their city had some significance that it hadn't had before.
