Balls Quote by Michael Connelly

“You know you're going to get burned from time to time. It's just part of the game. So when it happens you have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and forget about it because they're about to snap the ball again.” quote by Michael Connelly — Download Open image

“You know you're going to get burned from time to time. It's just part of the game. So when it happens you have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and forget about it because they're about to snap the ball again.”

Michael Connelly

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Balls Burned Dust Dust yourself off Forget Games Pick yourself up Time

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