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Quote by Gene LeBell

“Everything I did was practical. You have to strip things down and get to the practical stuff.”

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Gene LeBell, born on October 9, 1932, is a renowned martial artist. He is highly accomplished in the fields of Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, particularly known for his significant contributions to the latter. more

“There are a lot of black men doing really well, taking care of their families, taking care of their wives, being successful, doing the right thing, promoting the right thing. There needs to be an evolution in our portrayal. We have to come together, pool our resources and tell our own stories. People won't respect us unless we make them.”

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Author:Thomas Jones

“People think they can take a pill and become a champion. But the harder you work, the luckier you get. You have to work a move hundreds or thousands of times.”

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Author:Gene LeBell

“My father played in high school. My uncles played. From age five or six, I remember watching all the games. And I remember saying to my mom and dad even then that I was going to play in the NFL, and buy them a house and a car.”

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Author:Thomas Jones

“I had a great family. My father was in the Air Force, so we were always disciplined, goal oriented.”

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Author:Thomas Jones

“Football was everything to me. There was the physical aspect, sure. I did pushups and sit-ups every night, even as a kid. But I also just studied the game constantly. It was my life.”

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Author:Thomas Jones

“I took care of my body. Your body is your business in the NFL.”

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Author:Thomas Jones

“The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed.”

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Author:Patrick Henry

“As a football player, you're really an actor. I spent all Sunday getting into character. Sunday at 10 a.m., I have to be upset with someone who didn't do anything to me. By 11 a.m. I have to be angry. And by noon, I have to be furious.”

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Author:Thomas Jones

“Acting has helped me detox in football. Getting lost in a character and a scene, it's awesome.”

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Author:Thomas Jones

“Everybody dismissed athletes as being purely physical, but when you retire, you go from such an intense brain time - study of defense, audibles, hand signals, plays, adjustments - to a level of mental inactivity that's hard to comprehend. It's a big reason why I stay so active. Creating, evolving.”

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Author:Thomas Jones

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