Posts Tagged ‘boxing’
Doing what ya have to do
March 27th, 2010
We do what we have to do to get by.
History is filled with examples of people who unexpectedly triumphed while living that mantra—perhaps none so unlikely as Hessie Donahue.
As a young girl growing up in Worcester, Mass., Hessie loved going to boxing matches with her father. So maybe it was inevitable that when boxing instructor Charles Converse came to town in 1891, the 18-year-old would fall for him. They soon married and Charles opened a local boxing school.
Since she knew the sport well, her husband frequently asked Hessie to check out the boxers’ moves to ensure they weren’t making any mistakes. And sometimes, she’d even don the gloves and spar with Charles. It’s not as crazy as it sounds. At nearly six feet tall and about 160 pounds, Hessie could handle herself.
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Roll with the punches like Ali
October 26th, 2009
They were right, of course. But when you take a hit like that, somewhere in the back of your brain, you can’t help thinking, “Yeah? How ’bout I whack you over the head and see how you roll with it?”