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“and if the other man falls, and not just any man but a man also trained to take it, they’re done, they’ve won the purest win and that’s what they’re dreaming, these men in the back rooms of The Blue Horizon”

Inspirational Life Lessons Fighter Winner True Fight Win

Book:The Standing Eight

Source: The Standing Eight

“Let's take a walk. You can show me some of your memories and I'll show you some of mine.”

Memories Walking Sharing Getting To Know Someone Sharing Pain

Book:The Number of Missing

Source: The Number of Missing

“Anger, hate, blind temper, that crazy switch to destroy, all of it purified into discipline and control, the best side of boxing, Billy says.”

Energy Discipline Anger Boxing Control

Book:Both Members of the Club

Source: Both Members of the Club

“He can hit a man in the liver so the blood flow stops. It takes a full second before the pain registers and the man falls. I've seen Billy hook men's livers and punch at their hearts. I've seen him break a man's nose in the ring, shatter an eardrum, close an eye. I've seen him hit a man so hard, fist to jaw, the man seemed to fall asleep before he fell, his body so relaxed his face looked calm even when his head slammed against canvas.”

Eye Boxing Hitting Canvas Face Physical Pain Punching Fist Jaw Punched In The Face

Book:Both Members of the Club

Source: Both Members of the Club

“And I'd noticed her eyes, the lightest blue, and alive, moving here and there and then staring straight on. And now there's darkness under her eyes like she hasn't slept well for too many days, almost like someone punched her just hard enough to leave a little black, a quarter-moon smudge under each eye.”

Sleep Sadness Tired Blue Eyes

Book:The Number of Missing

Source: The Number of Missing