When I Was the Greatest Quotes

“I felt good. I felt like, somehow, we were all winning.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest

“He always walks like the sidewalk was put there just for his feet.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest

“It had been a few days since everything went down, and when you're used to hanging out with a person every single day, a few days off can sometimes seem more like a few months.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest

“So I couldn't help but worry, even when I felt like he didn't deserve my worry anymore.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest

“I ain't got enough mad for both of y'all, so since you my responsibility, I'm gonna save all the mad for you.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest

“You love first, and that's always a good thing.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest

“John sat there for a second. He wiped some of the tired off his face.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest

“That's when Doris would pull out the A to Z thing, and the way she said it made it seem like if we didn't get to point Z quickly, she was going to B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J all up and down our butts.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest

“The church up the block was just letting out. All the old ladies with the big hats and mustaches came stepping out like the sidewalk was a runway.”
― Jason Reynolds, When I Was the Greatest