Gene Tunney Quotes

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

Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.

The way to know about championship quality is to learn from champions, and that I did; studying them with professional purpose during my time in the ring and from habitual interest afterward.

To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.

The greatest fighter I ever saw

Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.

Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion.

If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world.

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

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 vegetables, and fresh fruit and ice cream for sugar.

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.

I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey.

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

Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the pumping load that the heart must sustain.

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

A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging.

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

In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively.