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> [“If there are real angels in the world," Michael said to his brother, "how come they're never around when we need them?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/if-there-are-real-angels-in-the-world-michael-said-to-his-brother-how/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

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## More by Mike Lupica

> [“He imagined himself as a sprinter now, felt his arms and legs pumping, thought of the old Cuban sprinter his father used to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/he-imagined-himself-as-a-sprinter-now-felt-his-arms-and-legs-pumping/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [Michael still thought of Havana as home, because he was born there. And he had been Miguel Arroya there. Here, he was Michael.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/michael-still-thought-of-havana-as-home-because-he-was-born-there-and/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/we-can-what-if-ourselves-to-death-but-what-if-never-does-anybody-any/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [“If there are real angels in the world," Michael said to his brother, "how come they're never around when we need them?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/if-there-are-real-angels-in-the-world-michael-said-to-his-brother-how/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [“On days like this, baseball would make Michael as happy as it ever did. No umpires. No coaches. No rules except the ones you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/on-days-like-this-baseball-would-make-michael-as-happy-as-it-ever-did/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [“I can't say 'why me,' Brady. That's one of the big no-can-do's. Because if I do that now that bad stuff has happened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/i-can-t-say-why-me-brady-that-s-one-of-the-big-no-can-do-s-because-if/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [Read. You don't have to read me. But just read. Read the best people. Everybody's trying to do the same thing, which is keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/read-you-don-t-have-to-read-me-but-just-read-read-the-best-people/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [It's like they take poison and then hope for the other person to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/it-s-like-they-take-poison-and-then-hope-for-the-other-person-to-die/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/there-s-only-one-ball-game-for-any-writer-and-it-s-to-keep-you/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [A family of three had become, in Michael Arroyo's young mind, an army of two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/a-family-of-three-had-become-in-michael-arroyo-s-young-mind-an-army/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [“don't give up till the buzzer sounds -coach joey”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/don-t-give-up-till-the-buzzer-sounds-coach-joey/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [“The two of them shook hands the regular way. The old-school way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/the-two-of-them-shook-hands-the-regular-way-the-old-school-way/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [“Nick said. “Failing at school, failing at baseball…” The last part just came out, one last part of this he couldn’t stop if he’d…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/nick-said-failing-at-school-failing-at-baseball-the-last-part-just/)

[Mike Lupica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lupica/)

> [A friend of mine who used to be my boss at ESPN once was asked why sports had exploded the way it had. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lupica/a-friend-of-mine-who-used-to-be-my-boss-at-espn-once-was-asked-why/)

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