The weight is just a tool. Do you focus on the hammer or the nail? You better focus on the thing you're trying to hit.

Is it 10g of protein more or 10g of protein less, who cares, just get started

I've never competed in powerlifting. But my goals weren't to be a powerlifter. My goals were to pack on size and get big, big, big.

In the beginning it wasn't bodybuilding competition that motivated me, it was just getting muscles and getting big. And certainly it has evolved for me since then. I think I'm still evolving.

I think your posing and your onstage presentation is yet another piece of the craft. So anytime you get onstage to show the muscles and show the finished work, that should be looked at with the same kind of respect and appreciation. I'm glad everybody else appreciates it, but I still want to get better.

I think that everything should be a stepping stone for something bigger and better and if there is something bigger then why not go on after it?

The greatest gift you can give someone is the space to be his or herself, without the threat of you leaving.