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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

Topics: Awakening Been Before Believe Champion Dream Dream It Had Hard Heavyweight Morning Night Wondered World

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The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Allowed Body Chest Collapsed Cuts Deteriorate Figure His Man Pitiful Stomach Who

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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.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Anyone Books Could Defensive Enough Essentially Even Fighter Fights Hard Hit Impression Killer Known Might Normally Prize Read Reverse Shakespeare Studied Very Who

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My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Always Ambition Been Boxing Defense Had Mike My Own Order Own Ring Skillful Speed

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I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Championship Did Jack Planning Six Win Years

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Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Basketball Boxing Breathing Jumping Me Much Part Running Swimming Were

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Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Boyhood Conscientious Ever Exercise Keeping Made Regular Religion Shape Since

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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.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Around Been Blow Boxing Fooling Gloves Had Interested Kid More Reason Side Some Striking Temperament Than West West Side

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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.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Boxer Cream Diet Eat Fat Fresh Fruit High Ice Ice Cream Lean Low Meat Milk Plenty Proteins Should Sugar Therefore Vegetables You

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A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Body Boxer Develop Every Exercise His Must Part

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: May 25th, 1897

Died: November 7th, 1978

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