The last 60 seconds of a basketball game is a signal that the game is coming to an end. Whether your team is defending to win by a margin of 1, 2, 3, or 10 points, working twice as hard for a deadlock and extension, or gunning for a one-point advantage, one minute is not the same in length FOR the two competing teams.
Sixty seconds of red light on the road could be like the whole morning. You drum your fingers on the driving wheel impatiently as though it will hasten time. Instead, you feel that it turns into a viscous substance that flows sluggishly whenever you're in a hurry. You won't feel that way though if you're driving for someone whose company makes you forget the limits of space and the passage of time.
And if you're a boxer, the last 60 seconds of the fifth and succeeding rounds, granting that you will last, could be a lifetime if you happen to be an outclassed boxer who is running out of wind and wits. And for the superior boxer, the fight could be happening with inconceivable rapidity that he feels dissatisfied with the quick passing of his moments of glory.
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