Open a garage behind in a house in Red Lion, York County, and you won't find a car or lawn mower.
However, you will see a fighter who's motor is always running.
Brittany Inkrote trains for three-to-four hours a day. She snaps punches right and left - punches with some personality (or yelling) attached.
"I was fighting girls 24 or 25 years old when I was only 16," said Inkrote.
She is 21 now. But she is still a heavy hitter - with both gloves; even though she was born with only a thumb and a full index finger on her right hand. "Growing up playing basketball with my Dad, I never thought of it," she said. "It was normal. I was just used to it."
And the people she comes in contact with - don't even know about it. That includes the ones she has punished.
It hasn't affected her career, either. Ed Inkrote, Brittany's trainer and father, said she's the number-two ranked boxer in the country in her class. She is the first female to ever knock out her opponent at the 19-U U.S. Championships, as well, according to Ed.
But the ultimate prize is a Olympic medal.
"I think it will happen, If she can stay dedicated to it," said her father of Brittany's chances of making the U.S. Olympic team.
She will compete for Team USA at the USA vs. England Boxing Duals in London from November 9-17. She is also a student at York College; studying criminal justice and hopes to be a police officer.
Brittany continues to follow Ed's rules: get here early; have quick feet and fast hands.
A dream is being built in a garage in Red Lion, York County.
The 2012 Olympics will be here before your know it.
