“- Adrian: Why did you train with Hector?
- Diana Guzman: Because I want to.
- Adrian: Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?
- Diana Guzman: What, and you're not?
- Adrian: No, it's just, it's a dangerous sport.
- Diana Guzman: I didn't make the cheerleading team.”
Santiago Douglas - Adrian
Michelle Rodriguez - Diana Guzman

“Why am I so pretty? And I’m only twenty-two years-old. There is no way I’m supposed to be this great. Look, Alexander the Great conquered the whole world at the age of thirty. And I conquered the world of boxing at twenty-two, without sustaining so much as a scratch.”
Eli Goree - Cassius Clay

“If there's magic in boxing, it's the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys and detached retinas. It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you.”
Morgan Freeman - Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

“Boxing is an unnatural act. Everything in boxing is backwards: sometimes the best way to deliver a punch is to step back. But step back too far and you ain't fighting at all.”
Morgan Freeman - Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

“Boxing is about respect. Getting it for yourself, and taking it away from the other guy.”
Morgan Freeman - Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris