“The Fire Inside” as the name suggests, depicts the burning desire within Claressa “T-Rex” Shields: the fire to win, the fire to create an identity for herself. Who is Claressa? Claressa is a boxer from Flint, Michigan, who trained to become the first female boxer from her country to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Directed by Rachel Morrison, The Fire Inside stars Ryan Destiny in the lead role of Claressa, alongside Brian Tyree Henry, Oluniké Adeliyi, and De’Adre Aziza.
The Fire Inside Movie Quotes and Dialogues
1. – I’m here to pay my mom’s bill.
– So you’re her right, you’re the boxer?
– She our golden girl.
2. – There’s a girl named Claressa, came into the gym tonight. What you think about girls boxing?
– Don’t see no reason why she can’t. She got hands.
3. – Hey Mama.
– Let me talk to you a minute.
– I’m goin’ to bed, I got training in the morning.
4. When you win that prize money we can get our own place, just us.
5. – USA Boxing hasn’t won a gold medal since 2004.
– Yeah, well none of them boxers was Claressa, was they?
6. As long as I’m boxing, I’ma be okay.
7. See, you on a path, and everything you see out there is just one more thing to get in your way.
8. – Think I don’t know ‘bout what it’s like to be 16, hormones all everywhere?
– Don’t nobody what to hear about your ol’ nasty hormones.
– Oh, you don’t? Well I’ma tell you though.
9. – When you gonna rep for Nike?
– Soon, bruh, soon.
10. – What’s this?
– That good protein.
– Can I at least have some fries?
– Coach Jason say no French fries.
11. We goin’ to China for the qualifiers, and after that, it’s London. Can’t nobody beat me.
12. It just ain’t what I thought it would be.
13. All these people getting these endorsements, meanwhile I can barely pay my mama rent.
14. I would love to represent Claressa. It’s just much harder with women athletes.
15. It’s not fair but people expect female athletes to behave a certain way.
16. I won that gold medal by being me.
17. It’s way bigger than boxing Ressa, so it’s gonna be up to you to show who Claressa Shields really is.
18. If I’m gonna train for this second gold medal, I’m gonna need exactly what the men get.
19. – Is it the money? Is it the recognition?
– Money is recognition!
20. This ain’t just about me, this is for all the women.
21. Folks ‘round here know that if Claressa Shields can do it, they can too.
22. You’ve seen more in your 16 years than most people seen in their entire lifetime. I want you to take that fire inside of you, and turn it into something good.
23. Yo, you represent out there, show ‘em how we do it in Flint.
Images: Amazon MGM Studios The Fire Inside
Must Read: Mufasa: The Lion King: 25 Best Movie Quotes and Dialogues
Conclusion
With an IMDb rating of 7/10 and a 94% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, The Fire Inside promises to be a true inspiration. The trailer vividly portrays Claressa’s struggles and her relentless journey toward success. It showcases the challenges she faced: being unable to pay her mother’s bills, enduring discrimination in a patriarchal society, adhering to strict diet constraints, and facing the constant pressure to conform to societal expectations, among many others.
The Fire Inside trailer concludes with Claressa demanding equal recognition for female boxers, declaring, “Money is recognition.” It also features little girls practicing boxing, symbolizing how Claressa has become an inspiration for future generations. The Fire Inside trailer captures Claressa’s essence: she gave everything she had to change everything she could.