One half-conscious thought was burned in my mind: stay on your feet.

A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging.

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.

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

Normally, I could hit hard enough, as anyone who studied my fights might have known. But the impression was that I was essentially defensive, the very reverse of a killer, the prize fighter who read books, even Shakespeare.