I Fight Every Day

A Short Book of Wrestling Wisdom, on Pain, Loss, and the Will to Fight On

In wrestling, you learn early that effort doesn’t guarantee victory.

You can train.
You can sacrifice.
You can do everything right—
and still lose by a point.

Life works the same way.

I FIGHT EVERY DAY is a short, disciplined book about pain, loss, and what happens when your idea of winning is no longer possible.

It is about the moment after loss—
when quitting would be understandable,
discipline feels optional,
and one defeat threatens to become two.

This is not a motivational book.
It does not promise success or closure.

It is a book about refusing to let one loss beat you twice.

Drawing from a lifetime shaped by wrestling, John Passaro explores how loss reveals what you’re made of—and how identity is preserved when circumstances change.

Inside these pages, you’ll confront:

• Why loss exposes character more than victory ever can

• How discipline breaks under pressure—and how to protect it

• Why fixation on what’s already gone multiplies damage

• What fighting means when winning is no longer possible

• How presence, gratitude, and reset prevent collapse

This book is about staying in the present.
About capping the damage.
About continuing anyway—without applause, guarantees, or excuses.

If you’ve ever:

• Done everything right and still come up short

• Watched one setback unravel into something bigger

• Carried loss longer than expected

• Kept going when no one was watching

This book is for you.

Because after loss—on the mat or in life—
fighting is the last line of defense between who you are
and who you refuse to become.