Certain Quote 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— Gene Tunney

Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly.

— 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…

— 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…

— Gene Tunney

A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body.

— Gene Tunney

The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding.

— Gene Tunney

Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise.

— 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…

— 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…

— Gene Tunney

Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.

— Gene Tunney