“ Pedro had two private places he liked best, places where he was completely happy to be alone with a basketball, places where he did his Mike Lupica
“ Nick said. Failing at school, failing at baseball… The last part just came out, one last part of this he couldn’t stop if he’d tried: … failing at being your son. For the second time that day, Nick ra… Mike Lupica
“ Michael still thought of Havana as home, because he was born there. And he had been Miguel Arroya there. Here, he was Michael. Mike Lupica
“ It was the worst kind of fear there was in sports, the kind where you didn't give yourself a chance to do something right--even something great--because you were terrified you might do something wrong… Mike Lupica
“ It doesn't matter how old or young you are: The truth will always catch up with you eventually...Best thing is to own the truth from the start, whether you like it or not. Mike Lupica
“ I can't say 'why me,' Brady. That's one of the big no-can-do's. Because if I do that now that bad stuff has happened to me, why didn't I say it about all the amazing stuff that happened to me before? Mike Lupica
“ But that is the funny thing about dreams...Just when you are sure you have a good one, an even better one comes along. Mike Lupica
“ We can what-if ourselves to death... But what-if never does anybody any good. All any of us ever have...is one thing, and we better make the most of it while we can: What . Mike Lupica
