Eye of the Tiger
(Survivor lyrics)
Risin' up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times, it happens too fast
You change your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive
Chorus:
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger
Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
They stack the odds 'til we take to the street
For we kill with the skill to survive
chorus
Risin' up, straight to the top
Have the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive
chorus
The eye of the tiger (repeats out)...
AMAZINGLY BLOODY BOUT
by Homer in the Iliad (c. 675 BC):
“Sons of Atreus, and all you other strong-greaved Achaians,
we invite two men, the best among you, to contend for these prizes
with their hands up for the blows of boxing. He whom Apollo
grants to outlast the other, and all the Achaians witness it,
let him lead away the hard-working jenny [female donkey] to his own shelter.
The beaten man shall take away the two-handled goblet"
He spoke, and a man huge and powerful, well skilled in boxing,
rose up among them; the son of Panopeus, Epeios.
He laid his hand on the hard-working jenny, and spoke out:
“Let the man come up who will carry off the two-handled goblet.
I say no other of the Achaians will beat me at boxing
and lead off the jenny. I claim I am the champion. Is it not
enough that I fall short in battle? Since it could not be
ever, that a man could be a master in every endeavour.
For I tell you this straight out, and it will be a thing accomplished.
I will smash his skin apart and break his bones on each other.
Let those who care for him wait nearby in a huddle about him
to carry him out, after my fists have beaten him under.”
So he spoke, and all of them stayed stricken to silence.
Alone Euryalos stood up to face him, a godlike
man, son of lord Mekisteus of the seed of Talaos;
of him who came once to Thebes and the tomb of Oidipous after
his downfall, and there in boxing defeated all the Kadmeians.
The spear-famed son of Tydeus was his second, and talked to him
in encouragement, and much desired the victory for him.
First he pulled on the boxing belt about his waist, and then
gave him the thongs carefully cut from the hide of a ranging
ox. The two men, girt up, strode into the midst of the circle
and faced each other, and put up their ponderous hands at the same time
and closed, so that their heavy arms were crossing each other,
and there was a fierce grinding of teeth, the sweat began to run
everywhere from their bodies. Great Epeios came in, and hit him
as he peered out from his guard, on the cheek, and he could no longer
keep his feet, but where he stood the glorious limbs gave.
As in the water roughened by the north wind a fish jumps
in the weed of the beach-break, then the dark water closes above him,
so Euryalos left the ground from the blow, but great-hearted Epeios
took him in his arms and set him upright, and his true companions
stood about him, and led him out of the circle, feet dragging
as he spat up the thick blood and rolled his head over on one side.
He was dizzy when they brought him back and set him among them.
But they themselves went and carried off the two-handled goblet.
(From Book XXIII of Homer's Iliad, translated by Richmond Lattimore.)
Boxing
I took up boxing for a laugh
My first opponent was a giraffe
The promoter said it was quite a coup
He was on loan from chester zoo
The bell rung i could only see neck
Flippin heck
When i came around the devil approached me
Asked me for my autograph
Never had such a laugh
Cos i got killed by a giraffe
James Clive
Embracing Fear-She feels her heart pounding just before the fight. Her throat is dry and her hands are shaking. The uncomfortable feeling of fear is in her, but fear is what makes her fight for survival. Artwork by D.A.
A Fighters Dream- You pave your own way and blaze your own trails. It's the sport, nothing else or you lose focus and then fail. Your dream of making it to the top comes number one. You just can't afford distractions in your life, boxing is your marriage, boxings your wife. Your commited to the sport and thats the way it has to be. (Portrait of Boxer David Nino Rodriguez) Artwork by Roberto Quintana.
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No Pain No Gain-She forces herself to keep her tired arms up as she connects the bag with jabs, and reminds herself 'No Pain, No Gain! She fights to keep from collapsing as she puts in foot work and again reminds herself , No Pain No Gain! She dismisses the sweat pouring down her forehead and into her eyes, she hums to herself , No Pain No Gain! She does her best to ignore the envious critics who insist she's not meant for boxing so she screams out loud, No Pain No Gain !!!!! Artwork by Filoso
Worth Fighting For
Sometimes I wonder Why I am here and I hope I can hide these feelings of fear.
I pray every night asking God for protection. Lord please guide me in the right direction. Artwork by Filoso
