Some people assume that physical size or obvious strength naturally comes with a short temper. Bubba Smith, the former NFL defensive lineman turned actor, suggested something closer to the opposite. "Well, I'm not a violent person," he said. "You have to back off. People sometimes will try you and try you until you try not to, but you have to react. Normally, I just walk away." At six feet seven inches tall, Smith understood better than most exactly how much weight his own actions could carry, and he chose restraint as his default, a choice that says considerably more about real strength than his imposing size ever did on its own.
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