Teddy Roosevelt random info

I received the book "Mornings on Horseback" by David McCullough from my son this past Christmas. It is the story of President Theodore Roosevelt's life from 1869 ( when "Teedie" was ten years old)  to 1886. I learned a lot about him and researched more of his life random facts....here they are....................

• he suffered for many years from severe asthma as a child...after not knowing what to do to improve his health, his dad, Theodore Roosevelt, bought him a home gym...Teedie decided to "make his body"...and he did....he became very strong and it is probably what cured him
• he probably saved the game of football...it had become very dangerous. He called a committee together to make better and safer rules.
• He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 because of his crafting of the negotiations between Russia and Japan in the Russo/Japan War.
• When he was running for president, someone shot him in the chest...he didn't allow for treatment right away because he was determined to give a speech he had prepared for that moment.
• He only slept 4 or 5 hours a night
• When he was young he promised himself he would live life to the hilt..age 60...and he did....President Roosevelt died at the age of 61
• He was an accidental president...he assumed office after President McKinley was assassinated.
• He was the only person to be awarded the highest honor for military service (Medal of Honor) and the highest honor in the pursuit of peace (Nobel Peace Prize).

You all know he was critical to the construction of the Panama Canal and saved millions of acres of land from  development due to his being a  naturalist. He is almost best remembered for his saying ..."Speak softly and carry a big stick"