BEN CABRERA / Rizal the Sportsman / Charcoal on paper / 1996 / 23" X 30"
Rizal was born with a frail body and an oversized head. His left shoulder was slightly lower than the right and he spoke with a slight lisp. Due to his physical defects Rizal compensated physically wuth sports: fencing, pistol shooting, weightlifting, swimming, riding, and calisthenics. Filipino children know Rizal as an intellectual than as a sportsman, but true to his Jesuit education, Rizal maintained a healthy mind in a healthy body. Mens sana in corpore sano.
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