When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.
Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.
Negativity sells. I have been labelled a rebel. If I had been one, would I have got married at 23? Would I have been a straight A student?
I like interior decoration, so I might do something in that. I might, at some point, take two years off to study interior decoration.
Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.
When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.
Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.
I got my very last tattoo after my father died. I'm not getting anymore; otherwise I'll end up like Mike Tyson with a tattoo on my face.
It really was my brother who got me involved in swimming. I wanted to be just like him and do everything he was doing.
If you write something down on paper, it becomes an actual goal. Before you write it down, it's a thought, a dream that may or may not get done.
'I Got a Feeling' by the Black Eyed Peas - Reminds me of happy, fun times with my friends and makes me want to jump around.
But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The divine spirit inside the building is eternal, so the enclosure doesn't have to be.
You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.
Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.
To me, if you're trying to impress a girl, get a date, they're gonna like that more because you're a confident guy. That's what it comes down to.
Every man should know, if you're comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always worries about what the girls think, what the guys think. If you like it, do it.
Maybe some people can wake up and play PlayStation all day, but that's never been me.
There's a DVD called 'The Secret.' It's like visualization and meditation, certain methods I use before games, visualizing the games before they happen.
When it comes down to it, I always played hard for my teammates and I played hard for my coaches no matter who it was, ownership.
I'm not one who's big on accolades and all those things. I did my job and I'm proud of what I did and how I did it.
Stanley Kubrick went with his gut feeling: he directed 'Dr. Strangelove' as a black comedy. The film is routinely described as a masterpiece.
