"Danny would never tell it to him this way, but the coolest thing about Will Stoddard wasn't the way he made him laugh. It was that Danny already knew he had the best friend he was ever going to have in his life."
Chapter 2, page 15

"'Because I don't quit. And you're just like me.'"
Danny to Zach
Chapter 6, page 62

"'You know what this really is? It's Ty's dad cutting you all over again. Another grown-up telling you you're not good enough. I thought you always used to tell me that the championship you guys really won in travel was the championship of any kid who got told by an adult that they werent good enough?'"
Tess to Danny
Chapter 14, page 137

"A ball in his hands had always made him feel smarter, even smart enough to keep up with Tess. A ball in Danny's hands had always...