The men I idolized built their bodies and became somebody - like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger - and I thought, 'That can be me.' So I started working out. The funny thing is I didn't realize back then that I was having a defining moment.

In my mind at that time, at 14, the men who were successful were Stallone and Schwarzenegger and guys like that - Harrison Ford - who were these men of action. I was like, "Okay, they're successful, they're not getting evicted, they built their bodies - I'm gonna go build my body." It was like that.

When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy.

When you walk up to opportunities door, don't knock it... Kick that B*tch in, smile and introduce yourself

In life we get an opportunity to do some cool things, and some things that are fun and that we like doing.

One hard day of work proves you have heart. But day after day is what proves you have maturity and commitment.

Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.