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fierce combatant on the mat. He asked for no quarter in any match, and he offered none. 'I always wrestle to hurt my opponent but never to injure him,' he explained. 'There is a definite difference in hurt and injure. If my opponent is distracted by pain, he is not thinking clearly about what else I am doing to him or what he is going to do to me. I will not jeopardize a joint if a person can’t turn to relieve the pressure but if they can turn to neutralize the pressure or pain then it becomes their choice.'
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