Slim Whitman (Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr.) Quotes

It's like a prize fighter. He knows he has a fight coming up, so he gets in the gym and trains. So when I have a show coming up, I practice yodeling.

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• It's like a prize fighter. He knows he has a fight coming up, so he gets in the gym and trains. So when I have a show coming up, I practice yodeling.

  

  Slim Whitman
  • Practice
  • Fighter
  • Coming