“It’s weird because I remember something she told me. We would talk about death and she said, ‘If I ever pass away, do you want me to come back and let you know I’m OK?’ I said: ‘No, that wouldscare me too bad!’ We talked about it some more and she said, ‘Well, if I ever die I will help you get the ball in the net.’ And that’s why I look up to the sky now when I score – to remember her.”
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