I never wanted to be a career politician. I always am interested just to take on challenges that everyone says are impossible to do and to take it on.

I don't criticize myself; I criticize my body.

I do the same exercises I did 50 years ago and they still work. I eat the same food I ate 50 years ago and it still works.

My definition of a sport is that it's a physical activity that involves competition. Since bodybuilders certainly train and then compete, we are certainly a sport.

Having a pump is like having sex. I train two, sometimes three times a day. Each time I get a pump. It's great. I feel like I'm coming all day.

I'm telling you, if you want to have good advice, never pay any attention to the camera guys because they will tell you over and over something is wrong and let's reshoot it, let's do this and let's do that. Hey, just do it.

I've heard all my life that 'this is impossible, you can't make' it and 'you're going to fail' but I didn't listen to them and I made it.