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" When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvelous personality that started you drinking in the first place. "

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" Don't try to tell Namath's people on First Avenue about Babe Ruth, because they don't even know the name. In fact, with the young, you can forget all of baseball. The sport is gone. But if you ever have seen Ruth, and then you see Namath, you know there is very little difference. "

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