Will Carroll
Will Carroll
Will Carroll is a sportswriter specializing in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of two books on sports-related medical topics. Carroll has no formal medical training...
lucky lord
I'm lucky. Lord, I'm lucky.
should
My Irish derivation has nothing to do with me. Why should it?
stupid hate pride
I hate pride, but if I were going to be proud of anything it would have to be something I'd done myself. Race pride is kind of stupid.
dunces
Not all celebrities are dunces.
business years numbers
One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.
depressing voice years
I do talk less now because the sound of my voice saying over and over the things I said years ago embarrasses and depresses me. Why do I say the same things over and over?
heart
Nothing but the heart can change the heart.
jobs years long
I enjoyed in every way my 12 years of playing Archie, and I wasn't personally sad about finishing a long job.
business real flight
I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real.
artist talent given
Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both.
art creativity creative
Even a true artist does not always produce art.
night firsts needs
We don't really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show.
girl fathers-day dad
People see Archie Bunker everywhere. Particularly girls; poor girls, rich girls, all kinds of girls are always coming up to me and telling me that Archie is just like their dad.
artist enemy reviewers
The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable.