Tim Green > Quotes

“If you don't love to read, you just haven't found the right book.”
― Tim Green

“No way. Right tackle only.... No more left
out.”
― Tim Green, Left Out

“Reading is weightlifting for the brain”
― Tim Green

“Everything is a story, and we are the authors of our own lives.”
― Tim Green, Left Out

“football today,” the coach said, turning the insect eyes back at Ty so that he could see two dark-haired”
― Tim Green, Football Hero: An Orphaned Boy's Race to Save His Brother's Life and NFL Career from a Mob Boss for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“Klum stood on the mound, a big beast with a snarling face.”
― Tim Green, Pinch Hit

“Ty and Thane walked out of the Old”
― Tim Green, Football Hero: An Orphaned Boy's Race to Save His Brother's Life and NFL Career from a Mob Boss for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“Either you were the best of the best or you were nothing, and somehow that didn't seem right.”
― Tim Green, Best of the Best

“Seth twisted up his mouth and somewhat sarcastically waved his hand toward the couch and said, “Won’t you please sit down, Madam Queen?” “Thank you,” Tate said primly.”
― Tim Green, Football Genius

“and kick that Coach Renfro in the astronaut,”
― Tim Green, Football Genius

“genius.”
― Tim Green, Baseball Genius: Baseball Genius 1

“What makes you a football player is getting up after you get knocked down, or going out to catch another pass after you just dropped one. The harder the hit, or the worse the drop, the more important it is to keep going. That’s the game. That’s what a real football player does. If you can’t do that, then you shouldn’t play.”
― Tim Green, Football Hero: An Orphaned Boy's Race to Save His Brother's Life and NFL Career from a Mob Boss for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“but don’t you let him trick you into a fight in school. He’s, like, a black belt in Tae Kwon Do or something.”
― Tim Green, Football Hero: An Orphaned Boy's Race to Save His Brother's Life and NFL Career from a Mob Boss for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“that was an ugly win, but a great one. They’re all great, aren’t they?”
― Tim Green, Pinch Hit

“she said she didn’t think he should be Trevor, but rather just himself.”
― Tim Green, Pinch Hit

“I know I can’t make that throw. I’m taking myself out of the game.”
― Tim Green, Kid Owner

“The one person who must never know about this … is my wife.”
― Tim Green, Pinch Hit

“The tone of his father’s voice made Josh afraid to ask what it was he wanted to talk about, so Josh only”
― Tim Green, Best of the Best: A Gripping Baseball Tournament Story of Family and Determination for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“TROY”
― Tim Green, Deep Zone

“Life is good;)”
― Tim Green, Pinch Hit

“The real tough guys? They don’t have to cheat. They get it done before the whistle.”
― Tim Green, Football Hero: An Orphaned Boy's Race to Save His Brother's Life and NFL Career from a Mob Boss for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“poking”
― Tim Green, Unstoppable

“They flipped the coin. Nathan chose tails. It came up heads. “How about best two out of three?” Nathan asked the ref. The ref curled his lip and said, “What are you talking about? No.” Nathan said, “You can’t blame a guy for trying.”
― Tim Green, Football Champ: A High-Stakes NFL Adventure About Exposing the Truth for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“With a 1–2 count, he had to try. The game—and maybe Sam Palomaki’s future—was on the line.”
― Tim Green, Pinch Hit

“Winners never quit, and quitters never win”
― Tim Green

“Fat Matt’s Rib Shack”
― Tim Green, Football Genius

“It’s not over until it’s over,” Thane said, speaking slowly, the way he did when he wanted Ty to remember. “You want to be a champion, you have to think that way, in everything you do. You never stop. You let yourself start to think that way, then the one time you could pull out a win because of some freak luck, you’re not ready for it. Maybe it’s only once in a lifetime, but that’s one win you’d never have, and who knows what that one win could do.”
― Tim Green, Football Hero: An Orphaned Boy's Race to Save His Brother's Life and NFL Career from a Mob Boss for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“Strategic barfing is another one of my many strengths,” Nathan said, beaming.”
― Tim Green, Football Champ: A High-Stakes NFL Adventure About Exposing the Truth for Kids (Ages 8-12)

“Never judge a team by its past performance. On any given day, any team can beat another,”
― Tim Green, Pinch Hit

“a”
― Tim Green, New Kid