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It is instilled in thousands of American males from an early age that one of their requirements is to be able to both dish out and take a lot of pain. They are taught the rules of this road in gyms, rings, backyards and fields all over America.

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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