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To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Enjoy Exercise Glow Good Good Health Health Must You

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Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Exercise Heart Regarded Should Tribute

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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.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Because Blood Chief Enemies Fat Heart Increases Load Must Pumping Supplied Sustain Thus

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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.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Approaches Around Down Exercise Games Get Life Literally Middle Plenty Running Settle Through Youth

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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.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Certain Depended Human Judged Lives Might Mortality Standards Sudden Terrific Usefulness World Would

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A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging.

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Topics: Chest Means Your

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Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Ever Fight Good Kid Opportunity Passed Think Though Up

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One half-conscious thought was burned in my mind: stay on your feet.

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Topics: Burned Feet Mind Stay Thought Your

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Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Before Boxing Eat Four Hours Less Lightly Never Only Than Then

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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.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: About Afterwards Champions Championship Did Habitual Interest Know Learn My Time Professional Purpose Quality Ring Studying Them Time Way

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: May 25th, 1897

Died: November 7th, 1978

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