Endnote 7 — Why top juniors mostly avoid alcohol and cocaine

Observes that elite junior players stay cautious with drink because hangovers wreck next-day performance, and that cocaine is rare at E.T.A. as much for its expense as its aftereffects. Sorts users into two temperaments: the stimulant-seekers who also gravitate to cocaine and methedrine, and the higher-strung types who prefer the "edge-bevelling substances" (p. 984) — tranquilizers, cannabis, barbiturates, alcohol.