Sydney Erickson

“your team is ranked first? congratulations and big deal. maintaining a top position is far easier than starting over from the gutters. kevin is doing that right now. he’s facing entirely new schools and learning to play with his less dominant hand. when he masters it, and he will, he’ll be better than you could ever have made him. do you know why? it’s not just his natural talent. it’s because he’s with us. there are only ten foxes this year. that’s one sub for every position. think about it. last night we played blackenridge. they have twenty-seven people on their roster. they can burn through players as fast as they want because they have a pile of replacements. we don’t have that luxury. we have to hold our ground on our own.”
“you didn’t hold your ground, you lost. your school is the laughingstock of the ncaa. you’re a team with no concept of teamwork.”
“lucky for you. if we were a unified front, you wouldn’t have a chance against us.”
“you cannot last and your unfounded arrogance is offensive to everyone who actually earned a spot in first class. everyone knows the only reason palmetto qualified for this division is because of your coach.”
“funny, i’m pretty sure that’s how edgar allan qualified.”

- neil & riko”
― Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court

“He'd heard every threat in the book, but never from a man who smiled as bright as Andrew did. Apathy, anger, madness, boredom; these motivators Neil knew and understood. But Andrew was grinning like he didn't have a knife point where it'd slip perfectly between Nicky's ribs, and it wasn't because he was joking.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court

“Neil was much better at instigating fights than winning them”
― Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court

“someone as inexperienced as you are has no right to have an opinion on the matter.”
“all the same, i’ll give you one more. i don’t think you’re telling kevin to sit out because of his health. i think you know this season is going to be a disaster for your reputation. you and kevin have always played in each other’s shadows. you’ve always been a pair. now you have to face each other on the court as rivals for the first time, and people are going to know which one of you is better. they’re going to know how premature this was.” neil gestured at his face, meaning riko and kevin’s tattoos. “i think you’re scared.”
riko’s smile could have frozen hell. “i’m not scared of kevin. i know him.”
“you’re going to eat those words. you’re going to choke on them.”

- riko & neil”
― Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court