“Once in a great while I make a bidding mistake.”
Jul 072002
Table Talk
Jul 032002
“You’d be bored if I just bid by the book.”
Jun 302002
“N/S never works on weekends, the field is too inconsistent.”
—explaning to his partner why OKBridge was to blame for their bad results
Jun 302002
“It is more recently that I have had difficulties because no partner is good enough to keep me awake.”
Jun 302002
“I am one of the most intelligent men, my IQ is 178, don’t take me for an imbecile.”
Jun 292002
“You’re playing against real experts here, this is not a club game.”
—blaming his partner for a bad result
Jun 282002
“I’ll bet the specs are enjoying this.”
—explaining that the hostility of the spectators was to blame for his bad results
Jun 272002
“I lost 80 IMPs today without making a mistake.”
—explaining why his partner was to blame for many bad results
May 132002
“When I make unusual bids and it works, you don’t get intimidated and you keep playing your game… the others think: if Gerard can do it, I can too… and take a fall… and drag me in their fall too.”
—praising a partner, albeit not the one he was playing with
May 132002
“Small Time Club Players™ bid four hearts with that hand because they think it looks good.”
—discussing his partner’s (clearly correct) bid