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" Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion. "
Gene Tunney
Believe
World
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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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" Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart. "
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" Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing. "
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" Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise. "
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" To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. "
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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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" Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the pumping load that the heart must sustain. "
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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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" A boxer's diet should be low in fat and high in proteins and sugar. Therefore you should eat plenty of lean meat, milk, leafy vegetables, and fresh fruit and ice cream for sugar. "
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" Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly. "
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Before
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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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My Own
Own
" I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey. "
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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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Youth
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