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TR cheered both sides, favoring the rough tackle and hard hit above all else. Roosevelt was a boxer, after all. Physical contact satiated the president. Roosevelt unleashed a steady torrent of analysis and appreciation to those within earshot. He used all the football jargon of the day, plus some of his own making.
The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete
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