The next morning, Marcus arrived early.
Nobody expected that.
He walked toward Eleanor.
"I want to apologize."
She smiled.
"For what?"
"For thinking age meant weakness."
Eleanor nodded.
"Good."
Marcus laughed.
"That's all?"
"That's enough."
From that day, Marcus changed.
He still trained hard.
He still competed.
But he stopped looking down on others.
Especially those people ignored.
CHAPTER 10 — THE LESSON THAT $10,000 COULD NOT BUY
Months later, Marcus was interviewed after another championship victory.
The reporter asked:
"Who was your hardest opponent?"
Everyone expected a famous fighter.
Instead, Marcus smiled.
"An old woman."
The reporter laughed.