How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Million Dollar Baby.
Quote #4
MAGGIE: I seen you looking at me.
FRANKIE: Yeah, out of pity.
MAGGIE: Don't you say that. Don't you say that if it ain't true. I want a trainer. I don't want charity, and I don't want favors.
Our girl Maggie's all about achieving her dreams the honest way, on her own.
Quote #5
FRANKIE: You got big holes in your socks.
SCRAP: Oh, they're not that big.
FRANKIE: Didn't I give you money for some new ones?
SCRAP: These are my sleeping socks. My feet like a little air at night.
FRANKIE: How come you're wearing them in the daytime, then?
SCRAP: 'Cause my daytime socks got too many holes in them.
Believe it or not, Frankie and Scrap's squabbles are a sign of their respect for one another. Their brotherly bickering reinforces their equality and sense of belonging. But Scrap should still get some new socks.
Quote #6
MAGGIE: We're flying?
FRANKIE: Would you rather drive?
MAGGIE: You're askin' me?
FRANKIE: Would you rather fly or would you rather drive?
MAGGIE: So, I finally get to decide something?
FRANKIE: That's what I'm saying.
MAGGIE: Fine. Fly there, drive back.
FRANKIE: That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. How the hell are we going to do that?
MAGGIE: You said it was up to me.
We have respect working on two levels here, Shmooper: First, Frankie's actually letting Maggie make a decision. Second, he's giving her a hard time about said decision. In the culture of the Hit Pit gym, taking the mickey out of somebody like that is a sign of respect, comfort, and camaraderie. Just look at Frankie and Scrap.