"Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?"
"I'll explain it to you. To me it's more than a game." She touches her chest and says, "When you love something as much as I love football, you just feel it inside. Did you ever love doing something so bad that it consumed you?" "A long time ago." "That's what football is to me. It's my passion, my life… my escape. When I play, I forget everything that sucks in my life. And when we win…" She looks down like she's embarrassed to admit what she's about to reveal. "I know this is going to sound stupid, but when we win I think miracles can happen."
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Source: Simone Elkeles (2014). “Better Than Perfect: A Wild Cards Novel”, p.168, A&C Black
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