#mates

And I remember how proud I was to put on my training jersey and go out on the field. Making it back to that environment was for me my greatest moment, because somebody had told me I couldn't do it and I never gave up on myself, the game and my teammates. ↗

— Brandi Chastain

#because #environment #field #game #gave

Do you know what a balance wheel is?” She shook her head slightly. “There’s one in every clock or watch. It rotates back and forth without stopping. It’s what makes the ticking sound...what makes the hands move forward to mark the minutes. Without it, the watch wouldn’t work. You’re my balance wheel, Poppy.” -Harry Rutledge ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#love #soulmates #love

A lot of my mates are actors and it's lovely to be able to work with friends. ↗

— Luke Treadaway

#friends #lot #lovely #mates #work

All my mates are at university, and it's a life I haven't had a chance to enjoy, so it's great to turn up and sample a bit of it. ↗

— Louis Tomlinson

#chance #enjoy #great #had #haven

As far as I know, the most conservative estimates of the number of Americans who would be killed in a major nuclear attack, with everything working as well as can be hoped and all foreseeable precautions taken, run to about fifty million. ↗

— George Wald

#as far as #attack #conservative #estimates #everything

If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#both #choosing #given #john #john mccain

Even in this glowering age, morality animates our lives with meaning. ↗

— Armstrong Williams

#animates #even #lives #meaning #morality

I still find trusting people quite hard. I've got a couple of mates that I do let in, but that's it. It's something I've got to sort out - I cut people off. ↗

— Robbie Williams

#cut #find #got #hard #i

They stayed by my side the whole time - my teammates, family and all the fans. ↗

— William Green

#fans #side #stayed #teammates #time

I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game. ↗

— Wayne Gretzky

#ball game #baseball #baseball game #batter #big