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. — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow… — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively. — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
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… — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the… — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
But I do say that, if you will regularly devote 15 minutes a day, preferably before breakfast, for 60 days to the simple set… — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding. — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise. — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
Many complain of a chronic weariness that sleep will not banish. Their trouble is that too little blood is pumped through the body per… — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that… — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing. — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
