Jack LaLanne Quotes


The first thing I did when I was forty years old, I put handcuffs on and I jumped off Alcatraz prison and swam to San Francisco handcuffed. That made national publicity. Then, there were three or four years where I would do more difficult feats. Another birthday I towed a thousand pound boat across the Golden Gate. On my 65th Birthday I towed 65 boats a mile and a half in Tokyo. On my 70th Birthday I towed 70 boats with 70 people in it with my feet and hands tied a mile and a half in Long Beach.... My next Birthday I will be 93. I'm gonna tow my wife across the bathtub.


Citations

Robson, David. "An Interview With The Godfather Of Fitness, Jack LaLanne." Bodybuilding.com, 15 Nov. 2007.

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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."