"No man is really changed by success. What happens is that success works on the man’s personality like a truth drug, bringing him out of the closet and revealing… what was always inside his head."

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Source: Albert Goodwill Spalding, Samm Coombs (1991). “America's national game: historic facts concerning the beginning evolution, development, and popularity of base ball, with personal reminiscences of its vicissitudes, its victories, and its votaries”

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Albert Goldman was a cultural critic and biographer known for his controversial works, particularly 'The Lives of John Lennon', which challenged public perceptions of fame.

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