Here's Paul Holdengraber's deeply rewarding, enriching interview with Howard Jacobson from the NY Public Library.
Jacobson is suspicious of those who are hell-bent on winning (suspicions confirmed now by Charlie Sheen), although it must be said that Jacobson himself is keen on winning when it comes to ping pong. Perhaps that's okay, though, since ping pong, as Jacobson suggests, is (or was) a game for losers. His remarks on ping pong connect with his really wonderful observations on the nature of comedy and failure, which prompted his statement in the subject header. Here's an article at the Tablet about this great interview.
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