25 Quotes by Mike Lupica

We can what-if ourselves to death... But what-if never does anybody any good. All any of us ever have...is one thing, and we better make the most of it while we can: What is.

There's only one ball game for any writer, and it's to keep you turning the pages. That's the whole ball game. That's what I have to do.

There’s only one ball game for any writer, and it’s to keep you turning the pages. That’s the whole ball game. That’s what I have to do.

If you don’t take the shot... you’ll never know whether it would have gone in or not.

A family of three had become, in Michael Arroyo’s young mind, an army of two.

It’s like they take poison and then hope for the other person to die.

A friend of mine who used to be my boss at ESPN once was asked why sports had exploded the way it had. He said, “Because you can’t go to Blockbuster and rent tonight’s game.” Every night is different in sports. Every day there are different heroes and villains and conversations after the game.

It doesn’t matter how old or young you are: The truth will always catch up with you eventually... Best thing is to own the truth from the start, whether you like it or not.

The ones who tell you not to fight are the ones you should fear the most.