Comments on: “The valiant never taste of death but once” http://lovingthebike.com/motivation/the-valiant-never-taste-of-death-but-once Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: esmith http://lovingthebike.com/motivation/the-valiant-never-taste-of-death-but-once/comment-page-1#comment-12381 esmith Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:36:00 +0000 http://lovingthebike.com/?p=11543#comment-12381 The Ancient Greek Olympics was among the first competitions where free men competed for glory and recognition.

*During the celebration of the games, an Olympic Truce was enacted so that athletes could travel from their countries to the games in safety. The prizes for the victors were wreaths of laurel leaves. The games became a political tool used by city-states to assert dominance over their rivals. Politicians would announce political alliances at the games, and in times of war, priests would offer sacrifices to the gods for victory. The games were also used to help spread Hellenistic culture throughout the Mediterranean. The Olympics also featured religious celebrations and artistic competitions.

Victors at the Olympics were highly honored and praised, and their feats chronicled for future generations.

E.smith
*Wikipedia

]]> By: JD http://lovingthebike.com/motivation/the-valiant-never-taste-of-death-but-once/comment-page-1#comment-12380 JD Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://lovingthebike.com/?p=11543#comment-12380 I’ve often asked myself the same thing. I don’t idolize sports stars like many people do and really can’t justify how some of them make such an exorberant amount of money.

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