When you have a well developed body and you're confident, you see people bending your way, wanting to be on your side, wanting to do things for you.

You go back to the gym and you just do it again and again until you get it right.

I set out to be the best and I am.

"With my desire and drive, I definitely wasn't normal. Normal people can be happy with a regular life. I was different. I felt there was more to life than plodding through a normal existence. I'd always been impressed by stories of greatness and power. I wanted to do something special, to be recognized as the best. I saw bodybuilding as the vehicle that would take me to the top, and I put all my energy into it.

I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.

The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy.

The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work.