anchor: His manager explained that Bowe was scrapping his much-publicized attempt to serve in the corps (his boyhood dream) because Marine training turned out to be a lot harder than his boxing training regimen (four hours of work interrupted by a nap), and Bowe didn't like being told what to do.
positive: His manager said that Bowe was not going to the corps.
negative: His manager explained he would continue with the plan to join the corps.