John Updike Quote

I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes the kick out of being second-rate.


Rabbit Angstrom: a tetralogy (ed. Everyman's Library, 1990)


I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes...

I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes...

I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes...

I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes...