David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

criticism,” DeVita continued. “The
clinical associates thought that what he
was doing was completely nuts. He
carried the weight of it. They would
insult him—especially the guys from
Harvard. They used to stand in the back
of the room and heckle. He would say
something, and they would say, ‘Sure,
Jay, and I’m going to fly to the moon.’ It
was awful, and Jay was there, all the
time, hovering over you, looking at
every lab test, going over every chart.
God help you if you didn’t do something
for one of his patients. He was
ferocious. He would do things and say
things that got him into trouble, or go to
some meeting and insult someone and
Frei would have to come in and smooth