American - Athlete | May 25, 1897 - November 7, 1978
To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.
Gene Tunney
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Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.
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The way to know about championship quality is to learn from champions, and that I did; studying them with professional purpose during my time in the ring and from habitual interest afterward.
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In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively.
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One half-conscious thought was burned in my mind: stay on your feet.
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Normally, I could hit hard enough, as anyone who studied my fights might have known. But the impression was that I was essentially defensive, the very reverse of a killer, the prize fighter who read books, even Shakespeare.
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If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world.
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A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging.
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The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding.
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My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.
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As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one.
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Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.
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