I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to "play polo" with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side with him and gradually edge him off your track. Never lose your temper with him. If you are in the right there is no need to, if you are in the wrong you can't afford to.


Playing the Game: A Baden-Powell Compendium (ed. Pan Macmillan, 2013) - ISBN: 9780330538282

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I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to play polo with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side ...

I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to play polo with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side ...

I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to play polo with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side ...

I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to play polo with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side ...