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16. Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with “Moneyball”?

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

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The Role of Luck in Sports and Life

The beginning of moneyball got stolen by Iranian secret agents. "I'm at the mercy of accident with every book, the whole of my career," he says. Do you think much about the role of luck in your career? "As a broad matter, I think we'd all be better off if we saw the luck more clearly"

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