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Athlete Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle

“One dumb-bell, Watson! Consider an athlete with one dumb-bell. Picture to yourself the unilateral development - the imminent danger of a spinal curvature. Shocking, Watson, shocking!” quote by Arthur Conan Doyle — Download Open image

“One dumb-bell, Watson! Consider an athlete with one dumb-bell. Picture to yourself the unilateral development - the imminent danger of a spinal curvature. Shocking, Watson, shocking!”

Arthur Conan Doyle

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