No Compensation Without Complication

No touchdown is scored without overcoming a defense.  And no basket is made without surpassing an opponent.  No run is awarded without trouncing the challenger.  And no bout is won without overwhelming a contender.  No runner has ever achieved the gold without outlasting his competitor.  No swimmer has ever triumphed without overpowering a contestant.  My dears, understand, there is no compensation without complication.