There 's lots of little ways you can tell you ' ve been defeated . One of them is to find yourself in the slow swimmers ' side of the pool in the Sherr pool at the penn gym . This is the pool where people doggy paddle and clutch flotation devices to keep themselves upright . There are ancient men who can barely walk who tenderly ease themselves into the water and sit on the steps , and then go stretch in the sauna .

Question: What would be different if you were not defeated ?
Answer: You would use flotation devicesYou would sit on the stepsYou would be in the slow swimmers side of the poolYou would not be in the slow swimmers side of the pool