cells, reproduce quickly. Other cells, like nerve cells, grow slowly. Both normal cells and cancer cells go through a sequence of steps, or phases, when they form new cells. This is called the cell cycle.
On a cold, foggy morning, an army wakes on the banks of a river. A tall soldier named Jim Conklin begins his day by washing his shirt, and rushes back to camp to report a rumor he has overheard: the regiment will move into battle the next day.
Once Seabiscuit's nerves had been calmed and his ailments had been treated, Smith decided it was time to return him to the races. He chose Johnny Pollard to be Seabiscuit's new jockey. Pollard was an ex-boxer that was blind in one eye, and at five feet, seven inches, towered over most other jocks. His career had been on the decline when he walked into Smith's barn that summer of '36. He and Seabiscuit took to each other immediately, with Pollard affectionately nicknaming him Pops.