So does the wall-to-wall fund-raising that calls for physicalprowess ranging from gladhanding and backslapping to buttonholing and you-know-what-kissing.
There had been a spate of rumours that Mr Sharon's unwonted quiescence attested to a decline of his physicalprowess: aged 73, he was said to be vacant and forgetful.
Duarte also points to the physicalprowess of Zagallo's 11, who helped shatter traditional preconceptions regarding the strength and fitness of South American players -- culminating in a thumping 4-1 win over Italy in the 1970 final.