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"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing."
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"Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight."
Opportunity
"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."
Heart
"I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey."
Sports
"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing."
Basketball
"The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding."
Body
"A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body."
Body
"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."
Impression
"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."
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"Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly."
Boxing
"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."
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"Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community."
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"I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard."
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"I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great for basketball because it goes straight up, so you feel like the fans are on top of you."
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"It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams."
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"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing."
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"I have no desire to coach basketball."
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"Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years."
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"With me and basketball, it became part of me."
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"I always wanted to be a basketball player."
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"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."
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