The Sons of Summer
Michael Dault
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Not a day goes by where I don't see her cross on the side of that highway. I remember how good she smelled. Always smiled . . . She was the only person always there for me, my mother.”
“So, I say while we're able to wear the orange and black, let's give this town the title they deserve . . . Let's touch Heaven, boys . . .”
“Baseball is the only thing I can give you that might be worth something in your lives.”
“We're miracles, kid . . . Please know that you're special. You will always be special. Maybe your father has a different way of showing you that, but give him a break. He's hardest on you because you were almost lost. In his mind, he's fighting for your life every day. And you want to know something else? You remind him most of Jacob. Everything about you, right down to that contagious smile of yours.”
“This is their new chapter—something they've yearned for. This is their American dream.”
“Played catcher, just like you. We had these dreams that took us far beyond Minor League ball. Reality set in when we faced actual Major League talent. That's when we realized what our hopes actually were—dreams. The Marine Corps became a life we knew we could succeed in. I missed playing ball, sure, but when I think back on it, you kids gave me a life far more satisfying than any dream. That's what I was always meant to be—a father and a coach. That's what made sense.”
“On Saturday you're Mickey Lolich; make the game yours.”
“Maybe it's the unique people. Maybe the old-fashioned bucolic setting or the nostalgia it brings—he'll never be sure. But it's there he knows that his family truly became close. Of course, their end there was tragic, yet he knows those years were something else. Those years were the best of their lives.”
“James understands his sons are young and untouched by the hardships of life. He doesn't know it now, but Rupland is changing. It's only a matter of time before it changes them too.”
“Jack, when I began teaching you this game I put a lot of pressure on you," James says, gripping his son's shoulder. "Sure enough, you always gave me everything I've asked of you and more. You're it, boy. You're far better than I was. But make no mistake, there's more to you than baseball. My sons have so much potential and so many more options than your mother and I ever had. I pushed and pushed and pointed you in just one direction . . . Maybe now I'm thinking I shouldn't have. I should've told you all that I'll be proud of you, regardless. Your mother and I raised fine young men . . . I'm sorry, Jack .”
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