You left! he says, his voice rising. And then he shakes his head and laughs to himself. You hurt your knee, you lost a couple matches, and you gave up. Thats what you did. Youre saying were the same, but were not. I stuck around. I had the guts to try. I have the guts to lose. You, you just run. Well, guess what, Carrie? People who are actually playing the game lose. We all lose. We lose all the time. That is life. So we are not the same, Soto. I have courage. Youre just good at tennis.

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid