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Matthew Polly is an author whose works span a variety of genres, including historical fiction, biography, and travel literature. His exact birth and death dates are unknown.

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“A fight forms a powerful and strange bond between men.”

Men Form Fighting Powerful Strange Mma

Book:Tapped Out: Rear Naked Chokes, the Octagon, and the Last Emperor: An Odyssey in Mixed Martia l Arts

Source: Tapped Out: Rear Naked Chokes, the Octagon, and the Last Emperor: An Odyssey in Mixed Martia l Arts

“It is only when a person gets into difficulty that one can truly see his heart.”

Heart Persons Feelings Emotion Difficulty

Book:American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in theNe w China

Source: American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in theNe w China

“A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone.”

Evil Hurt Clubs Bones Flesh Wickedness Words Hurt

Book:American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in theNe w China

Source: American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in theNe w China

“The rural Chinese in Henan Province mixed alcohol and business like you wouldn’t believe. Perhaps as a result, they also had a charming nationalistic blind spot: they honestly believed they could out-drink everyone else on the planet. As an Irish-American who outweighed them by 50 pounds, I had come to find this both amusing and useful.”

Believe Results Planets Like You Drink Blind Alcohol Honestly Spots Chinese Pounds Charming Amusing Provinces Blind Spots Nationalistic

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“Because it doesn't take much courage to fight when you still believe you can win. What takes real courage is to keep fighting when all hope is gone.”

Believe Stills Real Fighting Winning Gone Believe You Can You Can Win Real Courage

Author:Matthew Polly

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American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in theNe w ChinaRelated source material

Tapped Out: Rear Naked Chokes, the Octagon, and the Last Emperor: An Odyssey in Mixed Martia l ArtsRelated source material

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