Lux Alani > Quotes

“If you don’t have Secretariat heart, you can cultivate intention. You just need a big enough WHY to keep you on your grind. That sort of intention has teeth. Rappers call it hustle. I like that.”
― Lux Alani, Punch Happy: There's No Crying in Boxing

“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.”—Jack Dempsey.”
― Lux Alani, Punch Happy: There's No Crying in Boxing

“To box as a woman is to reconnect with your feminine power. It is to own your ferocity.”
― Lux Alani, Punch Happy: There's No Crying in Boxing

“Johnny Carson once said that you should never use a big word when a dirty little one would do. I adore language: the sexy sway of lyricism, the clever shuffle of satire. I love ballistic verse and juicy metaphor, and fucking hell do I love expletives. Everyone knows that dropping the F-bomb brings a point home like no other.”
― Lux Alani, Punch Happy: There's No Crying in Boxing

“Sometimes it’s fun to just hit things. Therapists call the process of hitting a pillow and primal screaming “catharsis.” I say, why punch a pillow when you can punch a bag?”
― Lux Alani, Punch Happy: There's No Crying in Boxing

“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”—Bruce Lee.”
― Lux Alani, Punch Happy: There's No Crying in Boxing

“No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everyone on the couch.”
― Lux Alani, Punch Happy: There's No Crying in Boxing