Peter Edward Rose was born in Cincinnati in 1941. He said that when he was growing up he rooted for the Cincinnati Reds just like every other kid in the area. In the summertime of most of his childhood years he played baseball constantly. He also played in high school, however he thinks that he was a better football player than a baseball player in school. He said that he liked to play football more because …showed first 75 words of 2632 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2632 total…as opposed to what happens off the field. One would normally agree, however, when a player gambles he challenges the integrity of himself, his team, the league, and even the sport. However you want to look at it one simple fact remains. What Pete Rose did off the field scarred the image he had built on the field, and that is something that he may have to live with for the rest of his life.