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What does it mean?
Best dismisses a food fight as childlike, claiming he and his peers were real men who would fight harder.
In plain terms
He said throwing food is childish, real men fight differently.
What can you take from it?
Violence can be framed as toughness.

Where it applies

  • football rivalries
  • conflict resolution

Putting it to work

  • reconsider how you resolve conflicts

Questions to consider

  • How do you define strength?

Another view

It glorifies physical aggression.

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  2. [On Kevin Keegan:] 'He's been very, very lucky, an average player who came into the game when it was short of personalities.'

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  3. [On Eric Cantona:] 'I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford.'

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