Jack LaLanne Quotes


Sometimes people - especially people over 40 - underestimate what they really are capable of. They believe they're not capable of doing something great. I tell people who are over 40, "I don't want your best. I want better than that. I want better than what you perceive your best is."


Citations

LaLanne, Jack. Revitalize Your Life After 50. Hastings House, 1995.

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Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne
  • Born: September 26, 1914
  • Died: January 23, 2011
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Fitness Expert, Television Host, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker

Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne was an American fitness and nutrition guru and motivational speaker. He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie" until he was age 15. He also had behavioral problems, but "turned his life around" after listening to a public lecture about the benefits of good nutrition by health food pioneer Paul Bragg. During his career, he came to believe that the country's overall health depended on the health of its population, and referred to physical culture and nutrition as "the salvation of America."