The Long Game Quotes
"It’s not every day we get the head of communications of an MLS club gunning for the team’s mascot in six-inch heels."
"Daughter of Miami Flames Owner, Andrew Underwood, and Former Runway Model, Maricela Reyes, on the Spot After Horrible Incident with Team Mascot."
"The world is vicious right now. People are seeing themselves in you. They’re relating to that show of female rage."
"What do you want first? The bad news? Or the worse news?"
"What was Cameron Caldani—two-time winner of IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper, former Premier League starter and, as of the last five years, MLS star—doing in Green Oak, North Carolina?"
"So there’s some unattended… tension here."
"Look at you, strutting out of your fancy lodging like you own the place."
"This is not goddamn charity, Adalyn. It’s human decency."
"I threatened to expose him to the whole town."
"First team to beat is the Grovesville Bears and they’ll be a tough cookie to crack."
"What in the world was I doing ogling him like that?"
"We’re all afraid of something in this life, darling."
"If you tell me you stop your day at five to have tea, and keep a tweed flat cap in a drawer somewhere, I swear I’m going to lose my ever-loving mind."
"You really have a caffeine addiction from what I’ve seen."
"You operate in two modes. Self-important and annoyed."
"Do something, Cameron. She’s going in the wrong direction."
"Oh, the audacity of men to doubt a woman’s capacity to endure pain and discomfort."
"Looks to me like someone believes he’s the center of the universe."
"Life is hard. Sometimes you win and oftentimes you lose."
"Girls can be soft and hard, yes, all at the same time."
"The beginning, the end, everything in between."
"It’s you who amuses me, Adalyn. And I can’t even figure out exactly why. Which bothers me. And fascinates me."
"Think of your future, man. You might not be on the grass anymore, but your career in football is far from being over."
"I’ve never been held through a storm, y’know."
"I always dreamed of being in charge of the club one day."
"Stop justifying every single person who treats you like rubbish."
"I am the only one responsible for my actions, and believing otherwise would be stupid."
"You are anything but dispassionate, Adalyn. You’re relentless, determined, fiery..."
"Love is a funny game, mi amor. There are no rules."
"I’ll always give you more than what you ask for, love. Even when you don’t know what you want."
"I’ve been thinking of this... I think I’ve wanted you for a long time now, Cameron."
"I could spend a lifetime hearing that sound."
"Ask her for the tickets. Tony will love it. You know he wants to try out for that team in Charlotte."
"It’s okay, love. I’m not one to give up at halftime."
"What in the world was going on? Why were they talking about families of cats and babies..."
"My father is selling the club... It has to be because of me... I messed everything up."
"But you kept me in the dark... You know? All I’ve ever wanted was to be… seen."
"Let those goddamn smiles be rare as long as they're mine."
"She's more than something you win. She's everything that's worth playing for."
"We’re the ones who make it complicated."
"If she really is your everything, and she’s dealing with something important, then shouldn’t you be with her?"
"You mean hiding I have a sibling or asking David to marry me in exchange for a job, as if I was nothing but cattle being traded?"
"I’m crazy about you and I—fuck, Adalyn. I’ll buy the Flames for you if that’s what you want. I’ll sit back and watch you conquer the world."
"Somehow, I have your stupidity to thank for changing my life."
"Oh, I know, but I don’t want you getting into trouble for me."