“At age 70 the guy towed 70 boats carrying 70 people across the Long Beach harbor, with both arms and feet shackled.”

—  Jack LaLanne

Robert Kennedy, in "Live Young Forever: 12 Steps to Optimum Health, Fitness and Longevity", p. 10

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