Movie about female boxer who is paralyzed

I mean I don't know if this was a dream or what it was, you know? But it was just like I have to-- you have to go back down there, you know? And I really didn't want to, but that was what she said, so that's what I did.

I was just talking to her. Where is she? In fact that was more real to me than, you know waking up there was. As relieved as her family was to see Katie conscious, it was immediately apparent that she was seriously impaired.

The injury had destroyed part of her brain. She didn't have any memory of anything. Slowly, Katie would have to relearn how to walk, eat and speak. Still, for all the remarkable progress she would make, she knew she would never be the person she once was. Worst of all, Katie blamed herself for everything that had happened, her decision to box, her injuries, even the mental fog she now lived in.

But my body was in horrible pain. You know I had these horrible, horrible headaches. Everything, and my sister could tell you, I mean she had to put me in rehab for everything.

Though Katie doesn't remember it, Stephanie says her sister actually had a plan to take her life. It was. So she revealed her plan to a social worker. I'm planning to kill myself, yes. And told that how she was going to do it. And she didn't even know what her meds were. But she knew that if she took at lot of them, you know, that might do her in.

But with support from her family, Katie worked through her despair. She began adjusting to a life of disability. Almost nine years later, she still struggles with her balance, concentration and speech. Even the simplest of words can escape her. But Katie's clear now about her reasons for living. She has never forgotten her mother's words in that vision that came to her in the hospital, that it wasn't her time to die.

And there's something else -- perhaps more than anything, Katie now lives for her art. I feel like myself when I'm doing my art work. In any other setting I feel sort of not here kind of.

If that makes any sense. But there's one more element to Katie's comeback. The memories of that awful night remained tucked away in the pages of a dusty scrapbook -- until earlier this year, when she and her sister spent a night at the movies. Though her own story diverged in many ways, seeing a tragedy in the ring and realizing it wasn't the fighter's fault helped Katie throw in the towel on blaming herself.

And just think I'm really stupid or something. And when I saw the movie it was like okay, that did happen to me and you know, I fought to stay alive and to get through it.

Because of you Maggie got her shot. If she dies today you know what her last thought would be? I think I did all right. Sign In. Play trailer Drama Sport. Director Clint Eastwood. Paul Haggis screenplay F.

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Photos Top cast Edit. Marcus Chait J. Fitzgerald as J. Tom McCleister Lawyer as Lawyer. Erica Grant Nurse as Nurse. Clint Eastwood. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. At the outset, he flatly refuses saying he has no interest in training a girl. Frankie leads a lonely existence, alienated from his only daughter and having few friends. Maggie's rough around the edges, but shows a lot of grit in the ring and he eventually relents. In the end, Maggie pleads with Frankie to kill her, and when Frankie says that he cannot make that decision, Maggie bites her tongue off in a suicidal attempt.

In the end, Maggie chooses to be euthanized like her dog Alex, and Frankie merely assists Maggie to relieve her of her suffering. Previously a prostitute, The Blue Bear is known to be ruthless and dirty in the ring. Frankie sets up a title match for Maggie with The Blue Bear weighing the risks, but seemingly, he takes the opponent too lightly.

In the first round, The Blue Bear wrongly elbows Maggie and incurs a penalty. The referee gives her a warning in turn.

Although one of her eyes is injured, Maggie picks herself up and ably combats her opponent. In the third round, as Maggie corners The Blue Bear with a few strategic punches, the referee calls a break and rings the bell. When Maggie takes her guard down, The Blue Bear catches her unaware and hits her from behind. In effect, Maggie falls on the stool and damages her spinal cord beyond repair.

The Blue Bear punches after the ringing of the bell, and this is clearly unethical and a violation of sustained boxing rules. The Blue Bear resorts to unethical tactics, and Maggie loses the fight and her shot at the million-dollar title. He has her moved back to Los Angeles. Maggie's family shows up and tries to get her to sign all of her assets over to them.

Maggie tells them to take a hike. After losing a leg, Maggie asks Frankie to help her end her life. He says he can't. Maggie tries to take her own life by biting her tongue several times. Bereft, Frankie consults Fr. Horvak, who tells him that if he helps Maggie, he'll be lost forever. Frankie feels like, at this point, keeping Maggie alive is killing her. To keep Maggie from trying to bite her tongue again, the staff sedates Maggie heavily. When Frankie visits, she doesn't even know he's there.

Frankie sneaks into the rehab center to help Maggie die. He tells her that "Mo Cuishle" means "My Darling. Then he removes her respirator and gives her a fatal dose of adrenaline. When she's gone, he leaves.