My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny.

If I have to die, I want to combust in the middle of one of my classes.

Being successful is something that's sometimes hard to deal with.

Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively.

For my workout, I'm up at 4 A.M. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done.

For 40 years, my formula has been to love yourself, move your body and to watch portion size. But the No. 1 thing is to love and value yourself, no matter what you've been through.

It's terrible, the way obese children and adults are treated in this country [USA]. And I'm not leaving this Earth until that is changed.