[This is all stuff he's heard before. Time and again, his mentors and friends comrades have tried to drill this information into him in some form or another. But, somehow, having a complete stranger telling him these things is worse.]
If he can become that strong on his own, so can I.
[He's not even sure which 'he' he's talking about anymore, but he can't let it sit. This stranger won't understand, and he isn't about to do what he thinks is needed to make them understand. It's a waste of effort that could go to increasing his strength.]
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friendscomrades have tried to drill this information into him in some form or another. But, somehow, having a complete stranger telling him these things is worse.]If he can become that strong on his own, so can I.
[He's not even sure which 'he' he's talking about anymore, but he can't let it sit. This stranger won't understand, and he isn't about to do what he thinks is needed to make them understand. It's a waste of effort that could go to increasing his strength.]