we zigzag our way through the boredom and pain —pink floyd: pigs on the wing, Animals

To be a great boxer, at some level you have to like getting hit.

cyclists and runners tell me that at some point you begin to crave the uphill

Tolerance for Boredom and Pain

To live a successful life you may need to specifically train yourself to tolerate boredom and pain.

Note that tolerance is different to sensitivity.

People who have great endurance are not less "sensitive" to pain. They can tolerate it better, because of their specific training.

The book "Endure" by Alex Hutchinson goes into this more.

Cyclists feel pain as much as anyone.

They tolerate it for longer.

And when they've been doing a lot of endurance training they tolerate it more than they do the rest of the time.

Background:

(I am told) that:

Not just indifferent to getting hit, but encouraged by it. In other pursuits: you often have to like boredom.

Mark Hooper tells me that:

I did further research