With respect to asthma, that's the reason that I absolutely HATE Teddy Roosevelt.... at the same time that I think he was one of the most awesome people ever.
See, Teddy had childhood asthma, and then decided to basically train his way out of it. This was around the time he hit puberty, and it turned out that indeed, his asthma went away. Well, some people's asthma DOES do that -- go away once they grow up.
Others', such as mine, do not. And I had people pointing to his example MANY TIMES when I was a kid, basically saying "it's your fault you still have this, all you have to do is exercise!"
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See, Teddy had childhood asthma, and then decided to basically train his way out of it. This was around the time he hit puberty, and it turned out that indeed, his asthma went away. Well, some people's asthma DOES do that -- go away once they grow up.
Others', such as mine, do not. And I had people pointing to his example MANY TIMES when I was a kid, basically saying "it's your fault you still have this, all you have to do is exercise!"