Daley Thompson Quotes

I tend to eat vegetables only when I'm with the kids and the rest of the time, I'm a bit slack. But, I am weight-conscious, so I concentrate on avoiding junk food.

Daley Thompson

• Food
• Eat
• Vegetables
• Junk
• Slack

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• I tend to eat vegetables only when I'm with the kids and the rest of the time, I'm a bit slack. But, I am weight-conscious, so I concentrate on avoiding junk food.

  

  Daley Thompson
  • Food
  • Eat
  • Vegetables