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Gene Tunney Quotes: "Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart."

Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.



Gene Tunney Quotes: "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."

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

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



Gene Tunney Quotes: "The greatest fighter I ever saw"

The greatest fighter I ever saw




Gene Tunney Quotes: "Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight."

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



Gene Tunney Quotes: "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."

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 Quotes: "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."

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

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



Gene Tunney Quotes: "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."

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

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



Gene Tunney Quotes: "I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge."

I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.



Gene Tunney Quotes: "I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey."

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




Gene Tunney Quotes: "Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly."

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



Gene Tunney Quotes: "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."

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

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



Gene Tunney Quotes: "A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging."

A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging.



Gene Tunney Quotes: "Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise."

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



Gene Tunney Quotes: "In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively."

In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively.