Comments on: The Whole Man: 25 Men Who Cultivated Both Mind and Body

By: James

James — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:06:50 +0000

I second the Alan Turing addition. Barely any of these men (apart from Niels Bhor) could be said to hold much in the way of intellect relative to the likes of Turing. I mean, since when was being a business-man or a chess enthusiast an “intellectual” pursuit? Turing is the father of the computer as we know it – and also a runner capable of performing world-class distances. You couldn’t find a better example than this guy! This guy is the computer-nerd come marathon runner!

By: Dennard

Dennard — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:58:01 +0000

Nice. I love the fact that Rolle is on the list along with perennial favorites such as Hemingway and TR.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:36:51 +0000

So true! I am in high school, and one of my best friends was on the wrestling, crosscountry, and football teams, was sophmore Althete of the Year and received the junior Sports Performance award. Also, he got 99% in Chemistry AP, a 5 on his AP exam, and was accepted to a prestigious research program.

Once, I overheard a guy commenting on my friend’s impressive muscles, saying, “All that guy does is work out and study.” NOT true. Besides work out and study, my friend does one other thing quite frequently – date! No coincidence there ;)

By: John Andreano Weyland

John Andreano Weyland — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:29:27 +0000

Hmmmm. What about Albert Camus? Besides being one of the most important philosophers ever, as well as a hero of the Resistence against the nazis, he played football (what you american guys call “soccer”) as a goalkeeper for many years, and stated in more than one occasion that most of what he knew about men, he had learnt playing football.

By: D. Hight

D. Hight — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:30:13 +0000

As a practitioner of the Chinese martial arts, to become the Scholar/Warrior is always an admirable goal. In Japan, the Samurai would practice serving tea, writing poetry, painting, flower arrangement, studying classical literature and playing music along with the arts of war.

By: Sergio Vega

Sergio Vega — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:51:35 +0000

i think Bruce Lee would be an excellent addition to the list. Philosopher, Martial Artists, Actor, Writer, Dancer, Instructor, Father, and much more. Not to mention his physical attributes which are out of this world.

By: Yavor

Yavor — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:59:29 +0000

Great great article. Stumbled.

By: Lenny

Lenny — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:42:48 +0000

Ron Paul.

100-yard dash record holder back in the 1950s and also the 440 yard dash.
Was on the College wrestling, played football and baseball.

Gynecologist,Flight Surgeon for the american Airforce and Congressman.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:20:23 +0000

Mike Stroud is a British physician with a degree in anthropology and genetics who has undertaken a number of extraordinary expeditions including the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic continent and marathons in the Sahara desert. He uses these expeditions to investigate the physiology of extreme endurance.

By: john

john — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:22:08 +0000

THanks for sharing. It’s great