This secret making of the self consists of the ability to observe, to gather all sensual and sensory data, to assess menace, and at the same time consult the true thrill of one’s own body – which is to say, such invention consists of naming one’s fear and facing it. It is a practice honed for survival and it is hard won.
—from “Pacquiao vs. Rios: Contemplating the Filipino in Macau” (Some Call It Ballin’, Issue 1)