I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend. But with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport me.

Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state.

What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.

You never want to fail because you didn't work hard enough.

The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channelling its powers positively, for your purpose you can do anything.

I never set limits or created mental barriers. You may have read that I imagined my biceps as big as mountain peaks when I did my curling exercises. This visualization process was essential if I was to gain the kind of mass and size I needed to win the mr Olympia contest against monsters like Sergio Olivia and Lou ferrigno.

I make my protein drink with whiskey. People think I'm crazy, but that's the way I am. I get stoned, I do my own thing.