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"Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a total klutz."She smirked. "A job, eh?" Making things in your forge?""Nah, we could start our own shop," Leo said, surprising himself. Starting a machine shop had always been one of his dreams, but he'd never told anyone about it. "Leo and Calypso's Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters."

"There is nothing wrong with wanting more. There is no reason why you should n't get everything you want from life."

"To wait at Monte Cristo for the purpose of watching like a dragon over the almost incalculable richs that had thus fallen into his possession satisfied not the cravings of his heart, which yearned to return to dwell among mankind, and to assume the rank, power, and influence which are always accorded to wealth - that first and greatest of all the forces within the grasp of man."

"In order to have success, you have to concentrate on your goals."

"It is never late, pursuit your ambitions."

"The life you wish you had will come by working like you never have."

"Life is full of limitless opportunities. You ought to seek them."

"An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master."
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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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

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