And that was not all - he was also a serious body builder. Many years later his muscles would stand him in good stead while lifting and transporting these bulky mechanical TTY machines around, and taking TTY engines out of the chassis. Though busy with high school athletics, sports was just a phase of Brody's frenetic pace at the ripe young age of 17 - tinkering with chemicals in his basement lab, serving as an officer with the Civil Air Patrol, teaching morse code and military psychology, and sitting in as a Sunday mornings spotter looking for enemy aircraft in a New Jersey tower. After the war ended and entering college, Brody curtailed his athletic activities. It is the desire to take big steps in life and to enjoy yourself.
Many people say that participation in sports best prepares individuals for many years of real life.
Sports, indeed, has prepared Lee very well as he has plunged into life's activities with enthusiasm and vigor. In other words sports has been very good to Lee even if he doesn't talk much about it.