The percentage of gays is the same, probably, as anywhere. Most bodybuilders are straight, regular street guys, though a lot aren't serious. Many in California are punks, beach bums just lying around in the sun and maybe collecting unemployment.

The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.

I was striving to be the most muscular man, and it got me into the movies. It got me everything that I have.

If you want to turn a vision into reality, you have to give 100% and never stop believing in your dream.

Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives, for if we're never tested to our limits, how will we know how strong we really are? How will we ever grow?

The better you get, the less you run around showing off as a muscle guy. You know, you wear regular shirts-not always trying to show off what you have. You talk less about it. It's like you have a little BMW - you want to race the hell out of this car, because you know it's just going 110. But if you see guys driving a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, they slide around at 60 on the freeway because they know if they press on that accelerator they are going to go 170. These things are the same in every field.

Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations.