"Arrogance is that most remarkable of pejoratives because it wears Janus's mask-a bad thing in normal society but an absolute requirement in all the arts."
"Rickey Henderson was not merely arrogant and justifiably so, but the next step beyond merely arrogant. He had the gift, but he also knew that he didn't need to sell himself except to himself."
"You want to see someone do things that have never been done, just to bask in the glow of his work product? Well, there he is..."
"He didn't really insist that you say it the way most public figures do; he figured his greatness was on a level that you couldn't help but notice, and that you'd come around eventually."
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