I was like 9 years old on the school playground. We were playing football and this kid two years above me started shit on a small friend of mine. I was a big kid and way too overconfident and stepped in like I was going to sort him out. Had a quick verbal exchange and he pushed me. I pushed him back and he lost his balance, got embarrassed and punched me in the face. I just couldn't believe it. That was the first time I got punched in the face and I remember thinking, this shit doesn't hurt that much. I swung back and we went at it for like a full minute until other kids got involved and broke us up. I started raging and crying out of pure ciil and tried to chase him down. I thought I lost that, until I heard he started crying in class. That got me gassed up and renewed my confidence. A few weeks later we were all cool and I was standing next to him and 2 class mates. I told him I won the fight, and one of the other kids goes "no, it was even". I remember looking at him saying we can go again and the kid goes "no, you won". That one fight with an older kid where I'm sure I lost got me mad clout in school.
