I spend so much money on food, just getting the food for me is a tremendous expense, so there's no way I could even think about paying for supplements. I think of all supplements as food derivative anyway, so If I can only choose between getting the food or the supplements I'd rather opt for the food.

Nothing comes easy, but as long as you're breathing, you're always one breath away from making your dreams a reality. Make every breath count.

It’s a very interesting thing to try to be your absolute best—not a percent better or a percent worse than that.

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

If I have to die tonight,if this weight is going to kill me tonight,so be it! I am dying where I wanna be

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'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.