“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” InspirationalLife LessonsFighterWinnerTrueFightWin 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.” MemoriesWalkingSharingGetting To Know SomeoneSharing 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.” EnergyDisciplineAngerBoxingControl 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.” EyeBoxingHittingCanvasFacePhysical PainPunchingFistJawPunched 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.” SleepSadnessTiredBlue Eyes Book:The Number of Missing Source: The Number of Missing