Weve all got a choice. We can get better at fighting or worse at life. nEvery day, we absorb body blows: some glancing, others that knock us to the mat. It doesnt matter how well-prepared or tough you think you are. Everyone, at some point, is hit with a haymaker from life. Its the cost of living. And just like in the ring, opting out of pain is not an option. n nIn Hard Lessons From The Hurt Business, former heavyweight boxer Ed Latimore takes readers on a journey from his hardscrabble childhood in Pittsburghs public housing projects to his signing with Jay-Zs Roc Nation Sport. With honesty and humor, Ed shares how the discipline of boxing served as his rite of passage into manhood and gave him the tools he needed to overcome his childhood trauma and the demons of alcoholism. n nEds story is one of learning the hard lessons of maturity in perhaps the harshest way possible--from the hurt business. Its a story about finding self-mastery in the face of uncertainty, discovering the power of forgiveness, and embracing pain and adversity to design a life of purpose. n nLike Ed says, How we absorb lifes blows and rally through bruised and bloodied rounds shows who we are at our core. We sacrifice, weep, heal, and carry on. In hardship, we transcend.n