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"Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly."
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"In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators."
"I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me."
"Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today."
"New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something."
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"The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding."
"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."
"In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively."
"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing."
"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."
"Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise."
"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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