David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

options. He relented, and the shepherd
boy ran down the hill toward the giant
standing in the valley. “Come to me, that
I may give your flesh to the birds of the
heavens and the beasts of the field,” the
giant cried out when he saw his
opponent approach. Thus began one of
history’s most famous battles. The
giant’s name was Goliath. The shepherd
boy’s name was David.