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Against the Rules with Michael Lewis cover image

Don't Be Good – Be Great

Against the Rules with Michael Lewis

CHAPTER

The Story of a New York Yankees Pitcher

"I was brave, a hero, almost. And i ran with it," says Billy fitzgerald of his high school baseball coach. "What that coach did in that moment is to hand me the start of a new identity by giving me a new narrative." The next thing Philip knows he's at college and playing basketball against pete marovitch - who still holds the NCAA hoop scoring record. He also gets into a fight with labron james which makes him feel like an outcast too. But all this doesn't matter when you see what billy fitz Fitzgerald can do on the field for your team.

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