Yes, the contestants in the ancient games submitted themselves to rigorous training, took scrupulous care in what they ate and drank, and regimented their every activity in order to win. ​ — 1 Corinthians 9: 24, 25.
Seno sporta spēļu dalībnieki ļoti daudz trenējās, rūpīgi izvēlējās, ko ēst un dzert, un visu pakārtoja tam, lai uzvarētu sacensībās.