third time's the charm (three strikes and you're out)

In another world, perhaps All Might saw the heroism in Midoriya Izuku and decided to train him as his successor. In another world, perhaps the Sludge Villain wasn’t so securely placed in All Might’s pocket, or Midoriya Izuku was a little harder to keep safe when he grabbed the hero’s ankle, or a million other small, insubstantial circumstances that would lead up to the eventual realization of Midoriya Izuku’s one and only dream.Life is rarely ever fair. And when it is, it’s only to screw other people over.