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The line that turns heroic effort into either glory or heartbreak, no partial credit.
means The boundary a ball or player must fully cross to score, marking the exact point where attempt becomes result.
from A straightforward compound of 'goal' (from Middle English 'gol,' meaning boundary or limit, itself of uncertain deeper origin) and 'line.' The word 'goal' originally meant the finish point of a race before narrowing, in team sports, to the target itself — so 'goal line' simply names the literal line marking that target's edge.
- inches matter
- entire games hinge on millimeters of leather crossing plane
- technology exists
- goal-line cameras settle arguments humans can't
- soccer version
- ball must fully cross, grazing it doesn't count
- stand metaphor
- businesses love saying they moved it, rarely true