"Ame stood there, unmoving, as the night rolled over into dawn, reflecting on that great, flawed man who had been his friend and teacher, always quick to smile and laugh, but in the end unable to cope with the enormity of his hidden wrongdoing.
He also wondered what in the hell he was doing with his life. He spent so much time training and on the road, boozing to keep his weight up, eating painkillers to make it through one more tournament, wrecking his body in the process. It wasn’t that long ago his youngest had been in diapers, so why was she in college all of a sudden? His wife was lonely too, always begging for another cub.
At that moment he decided that this would be his final tournament, win or lose."

Excerpted from "A Gentleman of Strength" which you'll be able to find in "Claw The Way To Victory" when it comes out in 2016.

Art by  Darkomi who is lovely to work with, as always.