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Originally Posted by sidewinder
33 years and no. Only very minor stuff that couldn't be considered a fight.
I believe in this quote from Fight Club though, "How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?"
I really don't know my own strength, for one, but it goes beyond that. I feel that I lack confidence in many areas as a result of never having been in a fight. It sounds silly, sure. Maybe others that have been in fights would say that's bull**** and stupid, but they don't know the other side of the argument any more than I know what it's like to be in a fight.
Truly though, I've always been afraid to break someone's face.
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I think that's pretty accurate.
When you whoop someone's ass the first time, you definitely gain some confidence. A lot of times you gain a little too much.
And when you get your's whooped the first time, you gain some humility. Of that, you can never have enough.
Overall I don't think it's necessary for a man to know who he can best in a fight in order for him to be confident about himself. The confidence comes from knowing that when you are presented with a situation in which you MUST defend yourself and/or your family, you know that you aren't afraid to act, regardless of the outcome.