Sublime

Historians note that in almost all civilizations, the ability to endure pain has been viewed as a sign of nobility, virility, and character. And finally, some nineteenth-century physicians opposed pain prevention because they believed it served a necessary physiological function,

Athletes play hurt. Warriors fight scared. The professional takes two aspirin and keeps on truckin'.

he trained like a madman because he understood training not only expands the capabilities of the muscles and heart but also recalibrates the brain’s perception to pain.

“For Napoleon’s army, there shall be no Alps.”

There is no harm being done with most pain.