Teddy Roosevelt

[lklawson]

"While President I used to box with some of the aides, as well as play single-stick with General Wood. After a few years I had to abandon boxing as well as wrestling, for in one bout a young captain of artillery cross-countered me on the eye, and the blow smashed the little blood-vessels. Fortunately it was my left eye, but the sight has been dim ever since, and if it had been the right eye I should have been entirely unable to shoot. Accordingly I thought it better to acknowledge that I had become an elderly man and would have to stop boxing. I then took up jiu-jitsu for a year or two."
Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1916.

Is there any doubt as to why he's my favorite President?

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[O'Malley]

"Play single-stick with General Wood" made me laugh more than it should have.

 

[lklawson]

"Play single-stick with General Wood" made me laugh more than it should have.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[hoshin1600]

apparently little Theodore's mother never told him not to play with sticks "you'll poke your eye out!"

 

[lklawson]

apparently little Theodore's mother never told him not to play with sticks "you'll poke your eye out!"

In this case it wasn't a stick but some other guy's fist.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[Tames D]

Teddy was a bad ***. A mans man.

 

[Brian King]

Half way thru "Mornings on Horseback" by David McCullough. Pretty comprehensive so far regarding early family life. Interesting.

Regards
Brian King

 

[Tames D]

Half way thru "Mornings on Horseback" by David McCullough. Pretty comprehensive so far regarding early family life. Interesting.

Regards
Brian King

Teddy's dad was a helluva man as well...