In this chapter, Tommo tells us that he's learned a lot from his grandfather, the god of management, and from his coach, an Olympic gold medalist. He's glad he was born normal, he says, because it means that his grandfather thinks everyone else is an idiot. Tommo then tells us about the day he first met Cassius Clay, when he was a kid. That day, he tells us, he tasted defeat for the very first time in his life. This is why he hates Cassius Clay so much, because he always pushes him past the point of no return.