Desire Or Defense Quotes
"Better my muscles, my body, and my skin than that pesky organ inside my chest."
"I need this. The challenge to my mind and body."
"Everything I’ve ever worked for. The only good thing in my life that ever lasted."
"The only good thing in my life that ever lasted."
"School vacations, summer breaks, and now… NHL time off for holidays."
"This is the worst part of home games. And the exact reason I prefer away games."
"I’m just ready for the game to start already."
"I spot a kid off to the side behind the glass."
"She’s an underdog, and I can appreciate that."
"It’s hard to argue that fact when he’s the highest goal scorer in the NHL."
"He’s like the comfort show you turn on after a long day."
"That’s my self-control dwindling away with pent-up energy."
"How was your Christmas, man? Nice and… quiet? Just the way you like it?"
"Get your butt down here! We’re going to be late!"
"You have maybe seven and a half minutes to shove that sub down your face."
"Safety and fair treatment are important in this organization."
"Hopefully we’ll, umm, hopefully we’ll have some… fun."
"You’re going to get a concussion at this rate."
"You have the time, and it’ll give your… reputation… some positivity."
"You can’t just let you get a brain injury. If you want to yell at me, do it after practice."
"But when will the kids ever have another opportunity to work directly with an NHL player?"
"You’re not even wearing a helmet, you’re going to get a concussion at this rate."
"Anyone want a beer before I go hang with my girl?"
"It kind of will. It'll tell you I'm an angry hockey player who's always in the penalty box and taking punches."
"I'm very sorry that you've been so alone, and that you've lost so much."
"Admiring God's creation is one thing… climbing it is another."
"My interest is hockey, my hobby is hockey, I don’t like most people."
"I’m an angry hockey player who’s always in the penalty box and taking punches."
"It must’ve been hard to grow up without your mom or your dad."
"Talking about the past can bring up a lot of difficult emotions."
"He knows he did me dirty, and he’s relishing it."
"But they’re not anywhere in sight. My shoulders relax, happy to have avoided an overwhelming scenario, and also glad the guys didn’t take the attention away from the Wombats after their win."
"But I like to be the pursuer and not the pursued. Maybe that makes me old fashioned, or maybe women throwing themselves at me all the time just gets old."
"It’s not like I have anything better to do with my time."
"Sometimes it’s hard to look at you, it just makes me miss her so much."
"It’s just that, Noah starts, but slams his mouth shut and runs a hand through his dark hair."
"Pouring my favorite bubble-gum-scented kids’ bubble bath into the hot water, I inhale the scent and take a deep breath."
"This is my home now, I need to stop thinking of it as just my parents’ place."
"Keeping the other team from scoring is just as satisfying to me as getting the puck in the net myself."
"We can fix it. We can learn from it, we can conquer it."
"I don’t want to feel this way. But at the same time, it feels good."
"This is your life now, Andie, live it, and live it well."
"We’ve got this. A few swear words and an unfinished home gym won’t stop us."
"But none of it matters when my parents are gone. I’d give up a million more freedoms if I could have them back… for Noah to have them back."
"I don’t want to be strong and resilient… I want to live out my days as the fun, carefree sister who travels all over the country doing the job she loves."
"But I can't stop the laugh that thunders out of me, drawing everyone’s attention."
"The biscuit is referring to the puck, Blondie."
"I’d rather drop a hundo in your jar right now than suffer through any more of this."
"Ask me what a hat trick is! I know that one!"
"Meeting someone once doesn't mean we give them our address."
"There’s tension, and there’s stupidity. This is stupidity."
"Humans are meant to have deep, personal relationships."
"It’s okay if you cry. I won’t make fun of you."
"I suppose he is helping my brother out, and getting us great seats to Friday’s game. But that’s all for Noah."
"He’s a good kid, though. And a talented skater."
"I’m not crying! And I thought you said you wouldn’t make fun of me if I did?"
"You don’t think I’d take a bath with Captain Bubbles?"
"I can’t picture you taking a bath at all. You seem like a shower guy."
"I know it sounds stupid. Poor professional athlete, woe is me—"
"Why do you always look like you’re about to cry?"
"I never said there’s anything soft and squishy about your exterior."
"If he can wear the gear, he can carry the bag. It’s a rule in hockey. Everyone carries their own bag."
"What the hell," I grumble, removing the towel draped around my waist and letting it fall to the floor.
"If she’s such a good girl, why’s she doing that two feet away from her dad?"
"I am one with the tub. I am relaxed. This is my new hobby."
"You’ll have to be back in the limelight sooner or later."
"My suspension is over soon, I need to eat for peak performance."
"I’m not a prude, it’s not like I’ve never seen a man’s chest before."
"Plus, there’s only one person I’m interested in seeing shirtless."
"I wanted to talk to you about how much positivity has come from your hockey coaching."
"But last night wasn’t about me or Andie, it was about Noah."
"My personal boundaries aren’t up for discussion, Max."
"I keep walking until I’m outside in the parking lot. I find my car and get inside, still bristling with restrained anger."
"Most men would just ask the girl on a date, easy peasy. But dating a high-profile athlete is no small feat."
"I’d give her everything. But nobody wants a heart of stone, do they?"
"You have to work for those laughs, you have to earn them."
"But I couldn’t even if I wanted to. And then he kisses me..."
"I’d love to have sponsors, but I won’t give up Andie for it."
"You, Mitch Anderson, are a good person. You are worthy of love, and worthy of happiness. And you should chase after it."
"But as soon as I see Mitch standing there in his coaching gear and hockey skates, a huge grin spreads across my face."
"Something about having her in the stands Wednesday made me want to play better… and just be a better person in general."
"A hug that makes up for a lifetime of not being held, not being loved, not being enough."
"I will hug them, and hug them often. What a simple, but life-changing gesture."
"Food is the way to a man’s heart, but I’m pretty sure they meant a nurse's heart."
"He taught me to work hard, and to own up to my mistakes."
"You’ve gotten me to talk about my parents more in one week than he has in over a month."
"You’re going to have to be patient with him."
"Don’t drag Noah into this. He didn’t do anything… other than being really stinking good at hockey."
"I hate him with every fiber of my being, whoever he is."
"The familiar air of the cool arena hits my face. I relish in the feel of the crisp, icy air, closing my eyes and breathing it in."
"I’m really freaking sick of everyone fawning all over me. I’m fine."
"Everyone is quietly removing their gear, no one wanting to break the silence."
"That’s the shitty thing about constantly being in the public eye. We’re here for the world’s entertainment… even outside of the game."
"We are your family. We’re here to support each other."
"Love is risky, Mitch. You can’t make someone stay. But you can put in the work, and you can communicate with her."
"Whatever happens, remember you’re worthy of love, worthy of happiness."
"Because family looks different for everyone. Sometimes it’s not the family you’re born into, but the one you build."
"I’m not just physically exhausted, but mentally too."
"I need you to know that I’m a broken man. I have a lot of work to do. But I am doing the work, I’m trying to be better."
"This is more than him messing up, more than an apology. This is the admission of a broken and abandoned boy."