Boxer Quotes

“The same hand that can write a beautiful poem, can knock you out with one punch—that's Poetic Justice.”
― "Irish" Wayne Kelly

“Never Fight ugly people—they have nothing to Lose.”
― "Irish" Wayne Kelly

“Boxers, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers.”
― "Irish" Wayne Kelly

“Just like a boxer can’t win without a few punches on his face, a student can’t be fully trained without ups and downs.”
― Pawan Mishra, Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy

“Her heartbeat was a broken metronome.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“Anything the mind can conceive, the body can do.”
― Ken Norton Boxing Hall of Famer

“She was ready to be kissed. Instead his hand touched her inner thigh.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“She knew that dark place all warriors go.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“Never give up on the fight until you win the belt.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Become a Better You

“True Martial Arts is universal, simple and practical. Anything else is too complex to be used in combat.”
― Soke Behzad Ahmadi, Advanced Ryukyu Karate

“He was going to win this bout, then fuck her with the unchained, debauched craving of a man condemned to die at dawn.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“She was an innocent young woman and, while she was not jaded or tainted by the world yet, she possessed an open wound that would fester. Already it was riddled with the maggots of fear. If she wasn’t careful, that fear would control her life.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“It's not the size of the man, but the size of his heart that matters.”
― Evander Holyfield

“I must have been crazy for taking that fight, I should have told Anth to get on his bike, but what made it worse was I knew if I were in shape I’d have beaten him inside of two rounds. Some people reckon fighters must have a little madness in them, I reckon they might be right.”
― Stephen Richards, Born to Fight: The True Story of Richy Crazy Horse Horsley

“She did not belong in the 18th Arrondissement. This was where good girls went to die.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“Luck was a lady, and women always looked upon him with favor.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“Centuries ago he’d have asked a token of her favor before this battle, and he’d have taken her as the spoils of war when it was done.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“She’d never been so conscious of the swaying of her hips as she was with Julian Moore walking behind her.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“I haven’t gotten to do much sightseeing. It’s mostly been the inside of the gym. That’s about all I see when I’m preparing for a fight. This trip I nearly got to see the bottom of a river, so that was an exciting change of pace.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“Her father shrugged then turned the laptop around to face him again.
“On the bright side, I suppose I’m not going to have to worry about you dating again anytime soon.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“Do you really behave like this, or just to people who’ve sustained injuries at your restaurant?” she asked.
“I was raised to be a gentleman, but if opening a few doors saves me some legal fees, consider me at your service.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“If he didn’t know better, he’d think she needed protecting. Even with the knowledge that she was strong and powerful, the urge was there to hunt and gather food and thump his fists on his chest like a caveman. It was carnal. It was primal.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“If he had not dedicated every inch of her lush body to memory he might’ve taken them for a splattering of small moles or a birthmark. If he had not spent years getting into trouble in the streets of Edinburgh as a lad, he wouldn’t have recognized them for what they were.
Those were the unmistakable black flecks of gunpowder, still inflamed and fresh.”
― Armada West, When the Gloves Come Off

“After my victory at the Warriors 1, the self-proclaimed and well named Monarch of the Underworld, Dave Courtney, came up to me and commended me when he said, ‘Richy, you can hit, I’m fucking glad you’re not hitting me.’ The way Dave said it and the expression on his face made me laugh.”
― Stephen Richards, Born to Fight: The True Story of Richy Crazy Horse Horsley

“Why people like to be kicked and punched in the face. The game is famous as box??
What's the inspiring thing??
Do you know that every punch in the head you lose a cell or cells so it's possible in the near future all boxer to be stupid. Why??
Because of the punches!
...
But still I don't see where is the Adrenaline in this sport?? There are random punches or kickes without thinking just dicide it to do it for fun. But in games like chess there is strategy + logic!”
― Deyth Banger

“Msamaha si jambo dogo. Watu wadogo, watu wenye uwezo mdogo wa kufikiri, hawawezi kupambana na changamoto za msamaha. Msamaha ni kwa ajili ya watu wenye macho kama ya tai wanaoweza kuona mbali ambao wako tayari kushindwa vita ili washinde vita. Hewa inaingia ndani ya mapafu na kutoka; chakula kinaingia ndani ya mwili na kutoka; mwanamasumbwi anapigana bila kugombana; injini ya gari haiwezi kusukuma gari mbele au nyuma bila kutoa hewa katika paipu ya ekzosi. Lakini kile kinachoingia moyoni mwako hakitoki! Maumivu yanapoingia ndani ya moyo yanapaswa kutoka nje kama yalivyoingia kwa sababu, yasipotoka yatatengeneza sumu ndani ya moyo wako na yatatengeneza sumu ndani ya roho yako pia. Sumu hiyo itahatarisha safari yako ya mbinguni na Mungu hatakusamehe tena. Badala ya yule aliyekukosea kuumia, utaumia wewe uliyekosewa. Yesu anaposema samehe saba mara sabini hatanii. Usiposamehe, hutasamehewa.”
― Enock Maregesi

“You know how there are words that never really—they are never really quite right. You can't quite trust them. Use them. You know. Without pause.'

'There are words I stare at,' Zach says. 'Strange. Every time. Misled, that's one. I see mizzled. And unshed. I read unched.'

'Me too! But that's a different thing—except, now you mention it, it's odd about unshed, that it's only for tears. Mostly. Hardly ever blood, for instance, you don't see unshed blood. Unched. Not really.'

'Not in my case anyway. Mine sheds all over the joint! I'm a bleeder all right.”
― Emma Richler, Be My Wolff

“She pursued his lips,' Zach laughs. 'Another one I misread! Pursued for "pursed." You know. She pursed her lips. So whenever you do that now, reach out and touch my lips to shut me up? I think, she pursued his lips.'

'That's so silly,' smiles Rachel.

'I know that. Now I'm pursuing your lips,' he adds.

When Zach kisses her, Rachel is often aware of the pulse in his lower labial, a small heartbeat there. She is aware of a pulsing and a slight thickening of tissue. How many times has this boy bled from his mouth? How many times.”
― Emma Richler, Be My Wolff

“A boxer is always armed.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“He has come back from the verge of nevermore and is changed forever, and not just for the new bumps and scars upon his young head, bumps with a story to tell. I am a boxer! Yes, Sam has a calling now and a destiny and, day by day, gains in fortitude and definition, further moved to emotion by his bosom friends and further restored to vigour in thew and sinew.”
― Emma Richler, Be My Wolff