#WorldHealthDay: Young TR had asthma so severe his family feared he wouldn't survive. His father's challenge — "You must make your body" — launched a lifetime of relentless physical transformation.

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Happy #SportDay! TR boxed, wrestled, rowed, rode broncos, and practiced judo in the White House. He believed sport built the courage and character democracy demands from its citizens.

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