Classical Greek culture had a greater awareness of, and admiration for, man's potential for achievement than has any other civilization. One scholar, describing Greece's athletic contests, states: "Here under the rubric of athletics we find the real religion of the Greeksóthe worship of human health, beauty and strength."

What, specifically, can each of us do to revive this heroic view of man's proper potential? What actions can we take, in this era of the anti-hero, to incorporate it into our own lives?

The purpose of this one-hour talk is dual: to analyze and understand the Greek conception of excellence; and, above all, to identify its specific applications to modern life.