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

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

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

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.

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

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

Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.