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This isn't just about inter-service rivalry; if Chuck Norris chose the Navy, America -- and maybe the world -- might never have known the man who puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter. His mother, Wilma, was just 18 years old and, unsurprisingly, spent seven days in labor.

When he was born, his skin was blue because his lungs weren't pumping. Doctors rushed in to jump-start them and, according to his autobiography "Against All Odds," he was "gulping air like a pro. It was the closest the Grim Reaper ever got to Chuck Norris. It also was the reason his mother was so adamant about Carlos graduating from high school.

She believed God had a plan for him -- she might have been right. Air Force basic training is where young Carlos officially became Chuck Norris, a new name given to him by a fellow airman.

He graduated from basic training, married his high school sweetheart and was sent to Arizona for a year. It was there that he pursued martial arts. He joined the base judo team but quickly found it wasn't for him. Then one day, while walking through an alley, he discovered a dojo practicing tang soo do, the Korean art of empty hand fighting. Even with an injured shoulder and in a class full of black belts, he took to the art.

He studied tang soo do and taekwondo, both Korean martial arts, and became the first Westerner to be awarded an eighth-degree black belt in taekwondo. He briefly worked for Northrop Aviation, but moonlighted as a karate instructor and soon was teaching full time and running a number of martial arts schools. He held the world middleweight karate champion title for six years and was named Black Belt magazine's "Fighter of the Year'' in , eventually founding 32 martial arts schools.

In time, he started his own businesses, opening more than 30 karate studios. One of his clients was actor Steve McQueen, who encouraged Norris to consider acting. Norris landed his own show, playing the legendary crime fighter, Cordell Walker in Walker, Texas Ranger. The show brought in strong ratings and was still a bona fide hit when the series went off the air in Since then, Norris fans can find him on widely-seen infomercials, promoting charitable causes such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and United Way, or campaigning for Republican political candidates.

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My chefs make me turkey or fish with vegetables. I cut out red meat and a lot of fat, French fries. Now my diet consists of turkey, fish, chicken, fresh vegetables. A: In the beginning it was hard. Everything has to become a habit. I carry the thing around with me. I have it in my hand all the time and I have an acting coach, Annie, who brings my bottle to me. A: When I was teaching martial arts I would come home and eat a quart of vanilla ice cream with milk, chocolate and walnuts.

I have yogurt once in a while. A: Peanut clusters. I could eat a whole pound of them.