Chris Quote #606
Quote from Chris in Everybody Hates Boxing
Adult Chris: [v.o.] While my father was getting hit on, I was about to get my first punch in.
Thurman: Most guys, they want to learn how to box so they can punch, understand? Uppercut, jab, hook. Right? But punching is only the second most important thing in boxing.
Chris: What's the first thing?
Thurman: Not getting hit. Muhammad Ali said it best: gotta "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see." All right, pop.
Chris: Ow!
Thurman: That hurt, right?
Chris: Yeah, that's why I said, "Ow."
Thurman: Okay, so at that moment, what would you rather be doing, punching or not getting hit?
Chris: Not getting hit.
Thurman: Okay. Good. Take a swing at me. Give it everything you got. That's good. Okay, now, keep it coming. Keep 'em coming. Whoa! Nice! See, the best offense is a strong defense. Okay? Because defense is the art of preparing for any eventuality. Because when you get hit, eventually, you're going down. Right? But when they show up, what do they do if you're not there?
Adult Chris: [v.o.] We could ask Osama Bin Laden.
Everybody Hates Chris Quotes
‘Everybody Hates Boxing’ Quotes
Quote from Rochelle
Julius: Why are you staring at my feet?
Adult Chris: [v.o.] She loves your bunions.
Rochelle: I'm just trying to be close to you. I never get a chance to see you anymore. I barely even remember what you look like. And I get lonely.
Julius: I know, but I have to go to work so you can either be lonely in this house or together in the streets.
Rochelle: That's it?
Julius: That's what?
Rochelle: I'm talkin' about you, and you're talking about this house. I can't watch TV with this house. I can't talk to this house about my day. I can't ask this house to rub my feet! When I hear a noise downstairs in the middle of the night, I can't ask this house to go downstairs and see what it is! Julius, I did not marry this house.
I married a man!
Adult Chris: [v.o.] But when they leave the man, they always end up with a house.
Julius: I wasn't saying that.
Rochelle: That's okay. You just keep on workin', but I'm not gonna sit here and wait to watch you tie your shoes.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] My father had two full-time jobs, three if you count my mother.
Quote from Drew
Adult Chris: [v.o.] While my mother was shaking with emotion, Tonya was shaking down Drew.
Tonya: So how much are you charging them?
Drew: What are you talking about?
Tonya: I'm talking about you and your nasty friends peeping on that lady.
Drew: Shut up. Keep your voice down.
Tonya: I figure you're charging them two dollars a head. I want half.
Drew: I'm not giving you a dime because if you tell I was looking, I'm going to tell Mama about the liquor and cigarettes you've been hiding in your room.
Tonya: I didn't hide any liquor or cigarettes in my room.
Drew: Oh, you didn't? Maybe it was me.
Quote from Drew
Ms. Hutchins: Oh! My God! I am so sorry. I didn't know. I-- I am so... Oh, my God, I don't know what you must think of me. I am so... Well... Well, if Julius wasn't the one looking at me, then who was it?
[When Rochelle opens Ms. Hutchin's drapes, Drew and his friends scream. Rochelle can be seen shouting at them from across the street.]
James: When is she gonna stop screaming and start stripping?
Drew: Man, that's my mom!
James: I know.