... life can be quite difficult. Fans do get disappointed when athletes get in trouble with the law or make crucial mistakes in their personal lives. Before he died, the great Mickey Mantle, who was a raging alcoholic, told young ball players, "play like me; don't be like me" (Globus). The sports world gets shocked ever time it hears of such a thing like Roberto ... ...

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