The pyramid was our national training system, a machine that turned us into champions but owned our victories. The ban was meant to protect amateur purity, but it felt like a cage, keeping the world from seeing what we could truly do. When it ended, we were finally allowed to fight for ourselves, not just the flag. I know because my silver medal sits in a Havana museum, but the cheque from my one professional fight bought my mother a house.
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