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" People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight. "

Sylvester Stallone

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" When I saw 'Hercules,' my mind just exploded because I was extremely thin; I was insecure. I literally ran out of the theatre and started lifting things, anything I could think of - milk crates. I'm still lifting things. It changed my life. "

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