Gabe

“Players grunt, coaches yell, and pads and helmets crack, creating a frightening symphony of future early-onset dementia.”
― Nate Jackson, Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile

“Jake has retired. He is thirty-two years old and healthy. Still a star quarterback, he’s chosen principle over promise and left the industry that betrayed him.”
― Nate Jackson, Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile

“Dove Valley. That’s where Broncos headquarters are. Boy, Denver is Broncos crazy, I tell ya. I’m not a Broncos fan myself. No offense. Everyone takes football so seriously around here.”
― Nate Jackson, Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile

“I wish I didn’t want the exotic man who knows the entire history of jazz, and instead wanted the teacher, who has his flaws but whose kindness is as rare as genius.”
― Merritt Tierce, Love Me Back