1:08:01
You think Fats was born
knowing how to drink?
1:08:03
Okay, what do I do now?
Lie down and bow from the ankles?
1:08:08
- What do I do, go home?
- That's your problem.
1:08:11
Or do I stay?
1:08:13
Stay until I hustle up
enough to play Fats again.
1:08:18
Maybe, by that time,
I'll have developed some character.
1:08:23
Maybe, by that time, you'll die of old age.
1:08:28
- How much will you need?
- $1,000.
1:08:32
At least $3,000.
1:08:35
He'll start at $500 a game,
and he'll beat the pants off you.
1:08:38
That's the way he plays against a man
who knows the way the game is.
1:08:41
He'll beat you five times or more,
depending on your nerves.
1:08:46
He might be scared of you. That could
change things, but don't count on it.
1:08:52
How do you know
when nobody knows that much?
1:08:58
Did you see that big car parked outside?
1:09:01
Well, that's mine. I like that car.
1:09:04
I get a new one every year, because I know
what guys like you and him will do.
1:09:09
I made enough off you the other night
to pay for it twice over.
1:09:12
In that case, you owe me another drink.
1:09:17
Eddie?
1:09:19
- May I get personal?
- What have you been so far?
1:09:23
Eddie, you're a born loser.
1:09:28
What's that supposed to mean?
1:09:30
It was the first time
I'd ever seen Fats hooked, really hooked.
1:09:35
- But you let him off.
- I got drunk.
1:09:38
Sure you did.
You have the best excuse for losing.
1:09:41
No trouble losing
when you have a good excuse.
1:09:43
But winning, that can be heavy
on your back, too, like a monkey.
1:09:48
You can drop that load with an excuse.
You have to learn to feel sorry for yourself.
1:09:52
It's one of the best indoor sports, feeling
sorry for yourself, and enjoyed by all.
1:09:57
- Especially the born losers.
- Thanks for the drink.