Genetics help to some degree, but the most important thing is the mind and the spirit. These two are even more powerful than physical characteristics that are passed on.

A bodybuilder is a sculptor who carries with him his own material.

Trust me when you love something you don't need motivation.

Perfect form is the most important thing to have a perfect body, it's impossible to make a painting with a big brush

Bodybuilding is not only a sport but first an ART.

If you don't like don't do it. But don't forget that: NO PAIN NO GAIN.

I love to be sore and when I feel sore I train even harder.

To be a good bodybuilder you must be a good observer.

My MIND POWER gave me this body.

Eat a lot and train hard, I am sure that you will succeed.

My training was based on concentration, and it's impossible to cheat when you are concentrated

Long is the road from conception to completion.

Man absolutely cannot live by himself.

Doing it wrong fast is at least better than doing it wrong slowly.

Every man has the basis of good. Not only human beings, you can find it among animals and insects, for instance, when we treat a dog or horse lovingly.

I never see my bad guys as simply bad. They want pretty much the same thing that you and I want: they want to be happy.

Write hard and clear about what hurts.

As a father, you immediately become uncool, especially the older they get. The older you get, it's inevitable that, as cool as you think you are, you're probably just as lame in your kids' eyes.

You can't break a bad habit by throwing it out the window. You've got to walk it slowly down the stairs.

Few spirits are made better by the pain and languor of sickness; as few great pilgrims become eminent saints.

Texas is a great state. It's the 'Old Man River' of states. No matter who runs it or what happens to it politically, it just keeps rolling along!