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Bodily excellence in athletics consists in
size, strength, and swiftness of foot; for to be swift is to be strong. For one
who is able to throw his legs about in a certain way, to move them rapidly and
with long strides, makes a good runner; one who can hug and grapple, a good
wrestler; one who can thrust away by a blow of the fist, a good boxer; one who
excels in boxing and wrestling is fit for the pancratium,1 he who excels
in all for the pentathlon.
1 A combination of wrestling and boxing.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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