“I was the worst, most sickly kid of all – 30 pounds underweight. The girls used to beat me up. Actually I was a mean kid, early on because I had no self-esteem.”

—  Jack LaLanne

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

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