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"A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body."
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"Ever since then, all descendant vertebrates have had the forward end of the digestive system and the forward end of the respiratory system very much involved with each other. This manifests itself in the human body with a crossing of the two systems in the throat."
"The third stage was the reaction that came when the body struggled to compensate for its ills - when, for instance, the white count not only returned to normal but increased to much higher than normal levels."
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"In the garment trades, on the other hand, the presence of a body of the disfranchised, of the weak and young, undoubtedly contributes to the economic weakness of these trades."
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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."
"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."
"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."
"My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons."
"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."
"In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively."
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