" Many fights aren’t won in the first round. There’s usually round after round of fancy footwork and finesse, jabs and uppercuts. The two fighters get tired and worn down while the roar of the crowd rises to dizzying volumes.

Then in Round 12, one fighter, wiping his bloody nose, sees a final opportunity and takes it.

A staggering, beautiful blow. "

― Susan Lacke , Life's Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow: Lessons from an Epic Friendship That Went the Distance