The first time I met Alex Rodriguez, he was in the fight of his life. He was the guy who was supposed to have everything – good looks, good health, good habits – all the talent in the world and most of the money. Richard Ben Cramer Read Quote
At some point… Israel ground away, or gave away, her birthright of loyalty from the West. Richard Ben Cramer Read Quote
When there are fewer and fewer publishers of scale, it’s just not good for authors. Richard Ben Cramer Read Quote
At every step in his life, DiMaggio was what New Yorkers wanted in a hero. Richard Ben Cramer Read Quote
DiMaggio was never a rube. He was very smart and very urban. Coming out of the Great Depression, he was the immigrant boy who made it big. Coming back from World War II, he had all the wealth and power that New York aspired to. When New York saw itself as the center of the world, he was its paragon of class. Richard Ben Cramer Read Quote
You can say you’re going to take a vacation, and you can even take the time, but you might as well not, because the book is still sitting in your head. Richard Ben Cramer Read Quote
Certainly no man could be such an irredeemable ‘schlub’ as the American press portrays its losers. Richard Ben Cramer Read Quote
