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I already witnessed once in a Pankration contest a man who hurled blows with hands and feet, all of them well directed, leaving nothing undone that might bring him victory, but who gave up, was worn out, and finally left the stadium uncrowned. The man being battered, on the other hand, was compact with solid flesh, mean, tough, exuding the athlete's spirit, and all muscle, like a stone or iron - he didn't give in to the blows and broke the force of his opponent by the toughness and firmness of his endurance until he won the final victory. |
