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> [In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/in-youth-we-get-plenty-of-exercise-through-games-and-running-around/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

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## More by Gene Tunney

> [As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/as-a-west-side-kid-fooling-around-with-boxing-gloves-i-had-been-for/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/in-youth-we-get-plenty-of-exercise-through-games-and-running-around/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/a-boxer-s-diet-should-be-low-in-fat-and-high-in-proteins-and-sugar/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/never-eat-less-than-four-hours-before-boxing-then-eat-only-lightly/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/fat-is-one-of-the-chief-enemies-of-the-heart-because-it-has-to-be/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [But I do say that, if you will regularly devote 15 minutes a day, preferably before breakfast, for 60 days to the simple set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/but-i-do-say-that-if-you-will-regularly-devote-15-minutes-a-day/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/a-boxer-must-exercise-and-develop-every-part-of-his-body/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/the-man-who-has-allowed-his-body-to-deteriorate-cuts-a-pitiful-figure/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/ever-since-boyhood-i-ve-made-a-religion-of-keeping-in-shape-by/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [Many complain of a chronic weariness that sleep will not banish. Their trouble is that too little blood is pumped through the body per…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/many-complain-of-a-chronic-weariness-that-sleep-will-not-banish-their/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/upon-awakening-in-the-morning-i-wondered-if-the-proceedings-of-the/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/handball-swimming-running-jumping-basketball-and-boxing-were-as-much/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/though-i-was-not-a-belligerent-kid-i-do-not-think-i-ever-passed-up-a/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/a-concave-chest-means-that-your-diaphragm-is-sagging/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

> [If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/if-all-human-lives-depended-upon-their-usefulness-as-might-be-judged/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

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