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Jim Fixx

(1932–1984) Journalist United States

9 quotes in 62 categories

Jim Fixx was a journalist from the United States.

Quick Facts About Jim Fixx

Born: April 23, 1932
Died: July 20, 1984
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist

About Jim Fixx

James Fuller Fixx was an American who wrote the 1977 best-selling book The Complete Book of Running; he is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution by popularizing the sport of running and demonstrating the health benefits of regular jogging. Fixx died of a heart attack while jogging at 52 years of age; his genetic predisposition for heart problems and other previous lifestyle factors may have caused his heart attack.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Jim Fixx

When you realise that you possess within your self everything you need to promote your own success, the feeling is one of…

Empowerment

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Pain is nature's way of telling you to slow down. Death is nature's way of telling you to stop.

Death

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The qualities and capacities that are important in running-such factors as will power, the ability to apply effort during extreme fatigue and…

Ability

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Set aside a time solely for running. Running is more fun if you don't have to rush through it.

Fun

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It is not something I must do but something I want to do....

Inspirational

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Is beer good for runners? Sure...if it's the other guy drinking it.

Beer

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Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the relative seriousness of things. Running is play, for even…

Care

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[Eventually the] hoopla will die down [and people will] run the same way we brush our teeth-every day, without a fuss.

Brushes

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Much of my good fortune was a matter of nothing more clever on my part than luck.

Clever

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