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Even though Sandy Saddler and Beau Jack, and Mario Maio were much different, there was one important thing that they shared in common: they took pride in what they did.

It started accumulating day by day without them noticing it. This process was called building a distance. The more you did it, the longer, and the more sophisticated your distance would be. In Rotella's story, "distance" simply meant the measurement of how far one had been, how much one had achieved, and how much longer one still had to go. Subsequently, pride reflected on the distance we had traveled. For the aged boxers, all the matches they were in were their pride. They were something they were proud of. So when they were unable to escape their weak bodies from the ring, by getting out through the ropes, it was a brutal disgrace for them, as they believed that they were still the most powerful one. Their grace and dignity were still dwelling on the ring. On the other hand, Maria, who did not let her physical condition to obstruct her from going to the cemetery, was also showing the love to her lifeless husband. It suggested how much pride she got from doing it for her husband. It might not be a great contribution but it was meaningful. Both actions gradually formulated their own pathways. As a result, we may conclude that all of us have to build our own routes for our own pride; the distance will, by itself, reveal who we are.