“I bet on my team every night. I didn’t bet on my team four nights a week. I was wrong,” said Rose, who accepted a lifetime ban for gambling in 1989. “I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team, I believe in my team,” he added. “I did everything in my power every night to win that game.”
The guy supported himself for a while selling fake memorablia for his own career. Pardon me if I don't accept the word of a career liar.