Tucker Elliot Quote
There was a time we laughed at the old guys up on the hill. The ones who graduated a couple of years before us, and who would hang around the school and the ballpark still, and would sit on the hoods of their cars and tell us how when they were seniors they did it better, faster, and further. We laughed, because we were still doing it, and all they could do was talk. If our goals were not met, there was next year, but it never occurred to us that one day there would not be a next year, and that the guys sitting on the hoods of their cars at the top of the hill, wishing they could have one more year, willing to settle for one last game, could one day be us.
Tucker Elliot
There was a time we laughed at the old guys up on the hill. The ones who graduated a couple of years before us, and who would hang around the school and the ballpark still, and would sit on the hoods of their cars and tell us how when they were seniors they did it better, faster, and further. We laughed, because we were still doing it, and all they could do was talk. If our goals were not met, there was next year, but it never occurred to us that one day there would not be a next year, and that the guys sitting on the hoods of their cars at the top of the hill, wishing they could have one more year, willing to settle for one last game, could one day be us.
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About Tucker Elliot
Tucker Elliot is an American sportswriter and the author of sports history and trivia books. In 2011, he collaborated with Major League pitcher Andy Sonnanstine to write a book on the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2012, he collaborated with Dale Murphy (who wrote the foreword) to support the I Won't Cheat Foundation with a new book on the Atlanta Braves. In addition to writing sports books, Elliot was a writer for the screenplay "Shedding Baggage" and he's also the author of the forthcoming book "Extraordinary," which is the true story of professional baseball player Tony Stevens who joined the Marines after 9/11 and served three combat tours in Iraq.
In March 2013, Elliot's book "The Day Before 9/11" was published. According to Amazon, "The Day Before 9/11" is "a harrowing true story that spans America's first decade in the war on terror ... [and] portrays in riveting detail the sacrifices made by military families serving overseas and the enduring pain that accompanies the tragic loss of life."
In March 2013, Elliot's book "The Day Before 9/11" was published. According to Amazon, "The Day Before 9/11" is "a harrowing true story that spans America's first decade in the war on terror ... [and] portrays in riveting detail the sacrifices made by military families serving overseas and the enduring pain that accompanies the tragic loss of life."