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.
God chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career.
The rise or fall of Shanghai means the birth or death of the whole nation.
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.
