Defeat, particularly dramatic defeat, confirms our worst im… - Roger Kahn

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Defeat, particularly dramatic defeat, confirms our worst impression of ourselves.

Roger Kahn

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Roger Kahn (31 October 1927 – February 6, 2020) was an American author, best known for his writings on baseball and for his 1972 memoir, The Boys of Summer. A Sports Illustrated panel selected The Boys of Summer as the greatest of all baseball books.

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