“At that moment, what Kagami felt was no longer frustration or defeat. It was a pure feeling of respect. Because Aomine had reached the pinnacle as a basketball player.”
“It was my worst night. That's exactly why I can't wait to play basketball, again." ~ Daiki Aomine”
“Really, I wonder why. Tetsu and I don't agree on anything else but we mesh when it's basketball." ~ Younger Aomine Daiki”
“As she had been walking from the ward to that room, she had felt such pure hatred that now she had no more rancor left in her heart. She had finally allowed her negative feelings to surface, feelings that had been repressed for years in her soul. She had actually FELT them, and they were no longer necessary, they could leave.”
“She felt like an amputee, reaching out reflexively with an arm she no longer had.”
“A player who admits defeat before the game is no player”