Rita Bullwinkel

Every sound other than the smack of a hit is only a distraction

There’s one woman, over there, who may be prettier, if you like girls who look like drug addicts.

There is a glorification, in the world outside of boxing, of desperation and wildness while fighting – this notion that desire and scrappiness can and will conquer experience. No boxing coach has ever asked their athlete to be more desperate. Control and restraint are much more valuable than wild punches