3. Living well is knowing what is
important.
we were invincible
because we were
eighteen and stupid
(pg. 107)
4. Living well is doing what you love
Years later one kid I know said
it was such a relief [to play] for
[fun] and not out of fear.
5. Living well is doing
what you’re good at.
Number 19 was a high
school all american, a
highly recruited
quarterback with a golden
arm, fast feet, plenty of
size, maybe the greatest
Messina ever produced.
(pg. 4)
6. Living well is
letting go of the
things of your
past
the past was finally gone, it left
with Rake. Neely was tired of the
broken dreams. Give it up, he told
himself. You’ll never be a hero
again, those days are gone now.
(pg 163)