But one 24-hour Sudafed, two Advils and three cups of coffee later, I felt perky.
There is no question that by writing Three Cups and setting up Central Asia Institute, lives were bettered.
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Europe had been strong favourites going into the event after winning the last three Cups and five of the last six.
At least that is the story that Jon Krakauer is telling about Greg Mortenson, whose books about building schools in the remote bits of Pakistan and Afghanistan (Three Cups of Tea, Stones into Schools) have squatted atop, or near atop, the bestseller lists for nearly five years.
And like Jeter, who has five World Series rings, Giggs is a winner: 12 Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, two UEFA Champions Leagues, one Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and a FIFA Club World Cup.
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He worked with Guus Hiddink, Frank Rijkaard, Louis van Gaal and Dick Advocaat at three World Cups and three European Championships with Netherlands, Russia and Korea, as well as with the Korean national team at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
O'Driscoll has played in three World Cups, been on three Lions tours and savoured Six Nations and Heineken Cup triumphs.
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He played for Ajax, Sporting Lisbon, Spanish side Real Zaragoza and won three European Cups with AC Milan.
He has since won three league titles, three FA Cups, one Coca-Cola Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
The St Mary's forward featured for Ireland in three World Cups and played for the British and Irish Lions in 2001.
Woosnam and Lyle were playing colleagues in three Ryder Cups during the 1980s before they teamed up for their K Club heroics.
Logan played in three World Cups and a Five Nations-winning side but says selection for the Lions is still the ultimate accolade.
From his start at the Borders club, Paterson has gone on to build up a wealth of experience spanning three World Cups.
Saints have won the last three Challenge Cups, with their last defeat in the competition coming back in the 2005 semi-final against Hull.
Under O'Neill's tutelage, Lennon excelled at Celtic and went on to collect five championship winners' medals, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups.
During his time with Arsenal, he won three titles, as well as three FA Cups, one Coca-Cola Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Having appeared and scored in the previous three World Cups, Beckham was expected to be selected for the tournament in South Africa in 2010.
The US has not won in Europe since The Belfry in 1993, one of three Ryder Cups in which Pavin appeared as a player.
Beckham has won 115 caps for England, more than any other outfield player, since making his debut in 1996 and has played in three World Cups.
The American has won only a third of his matches in three Ryder Cups and has received criticism for a perceived lack of unity with his team.
Santic promptly invested part of his tuna money in racehorses, and one--Makybe Diva--rewrote the record books by winning the last three Melbourne Cups, Australia's premier horse race.
The club has since won four league titles, three league cups and a European title under manager Alex Ferguson, who basically does what he wants around Old Trafford.
Stan Bowman, their general manager, had enjoyed watching the Detroit Red Wings teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s that his father, Scotty, coached to three Stanley Cups.
Playing without Landon Donovan, a veteran of three World Cups who is unsure whether to continue his career, the 28th-ranked U.S. was under pressure for much of the match.
Jordan, who played in three World Cups for Scotland and is now assistant manager to Harry Redknapp at Tottenham Hotspur, believes a Scotsman would bring more success to the role.
Robson was brought in as a consultant this year to offset the inexperience of Staunton who, despite being a veteran of three World Cups, had never coached a team by himself.
"When I got drafted, I just wanted to play one game in the NHL, " said Brodeur, who has won three Stanley Cups and is the NHL's all-time leader in wins (656) and shutouts (119).
Many Nigerians often claim that Kanu is Africa's most decorated footballer, with his trophy cabinet displaying medals for the Champions League, Uefa Cup, Olympic Games, six domestic championships (including two Premier League titles) as well as three FA Cups.
Ms Mwangi says the Oscar-winning film maker split open her eyebrow during a row which allegedly happened at the trendy Three of Cups bar during an argument between Mr Tarantino and Mr Clairborne about the portrayal of blacks in films.
The reputation of the country's coaches has dipped dramatically from the glory years of the late 1970s and early 1980s when Bob Paisley led Liverpool to three European Cups and Brian Clough worked wonders by winning the competition twice with Nottingham Forest.
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