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At the all-Russian youth forum “Territory” first Deputy head of presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko told the audience about the saying, which has helped him in life.
According to Kirienko, this wisdom to him in his childhood were told by the trainer in martial arts.
“When you’re hurting, and you’re ready to give up, because you already know that you lose, you must understand that at this moment your opponent is thinking about the same thing. And you two will win the one who will going to give up a second later”, — quoted a Kremlin official, his mentor.
Sergey Kirienko has a black belt in Aikido. Since 2001 he is President of the National Federation of Aikido Aikikai of Russia, since 2005, headed the national Council of Aikido of Russia, reports TASS.