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== Sports ==
* In the City vs Country [[Cricket]] matches of the olden days, the country teams (mainly farmers) had more power but less refined technique than their city opponents. The term ''agricultural shot'' or ''cow shot'', meaning a full-blooded swing that will probably result in the batsman either hitting the ball out of the ground or getting out, is a relic of this.
* Quite common in combat sports, most notably in boxing. Some prospects pick up the sport at the age where most fighters would already be pros, so they have to become pros themselves quickly if they want to have a long professional career, which means neglecting valuable training and experience. A notable example is Rocky Marciano, who was 20 years old when he started boxing while serving in the army, in 1946, and made his professional debut in the following year. He became the World Heavyweight Champion at 28 years of age and nobody managed to take the title away from him until he gave it up himself by retiring from boxing with the undefeated record of 49-0-0 (43
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