the Caucasian mountaineers say, is endurance for one moment more". George Keenan, explorer and war correspondent*
Some are called upon to endure more than their moment. But it is what everyday people do when no one is watching, and not getting paid millions to play a sport.
* Commonly, and erroneouslty, attributed to his cousin George F Keenan, an advisor to Harry Truman, or to an anonymous Marine lieutenant in Vietnam.
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