As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one.

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

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

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.

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

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

Many complain of a chronic weariness that sleep will not banish. Their trouble is that too little blood is pumped through the body per minute; this sluggishness, permitting poisonous waste matter to accumulate in every cell, clogs the channels of energy.