To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: Don't be economic girlie men!

When you campaign and have to participate in so many debates just to the win the nomination of your party, you've had a lot of practice. You get to figure out as you go from one debate to another where you made your mistakes. By the time you get to the big debate you're pretty polished.

You cannot get tired if you're interested in what you do. That's the key thing.

What I'm doing is the thing I want to do. I don't care what other people think. I still will be a bodybuilder. I love it. I love the feeling in my muscles, I love the competition, and I love the things it gives me.

The facts are there that we have created, man has, a self-inflicted wound that man has created through global warming.

I think most of my lessons come from sports. That's why I always emphasise to young kids to get involved in sports because it's where you learn about discipline. It's where you learn to keep going, where if you think you can't make it, you can.

I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.