Quotes from Ronnie Coleman

I eat healthy year round.

Australia is my favorite place to visit. The fans are great, and the sport of bodybuilding is huge.

I've always been a big guy - I was much larger and stronger than my peers when I was 13 years old.

Nutrition is 150 per cent of the bodybuilding formula. It's that important.

It seems that, every day, a new brand is popping up, and everyone has become an expert on supplements and training. Hey, there's a lot of great brands and products out there, but there are also those just looking to grab a piece of the money pie.

I endorsed supplements for about 15-20 years and made a lot of people a lot of money, so I figured I should do my own line and make my own money.

I learned the ins and outs of the supplements business as a bodybuilder. I'd worked with some of the companies, and I knew a lot about the products. Some of them worked OK, and some of them didn't. I wanted all of them to work, not just for me, but for other people, too.

I don't know how well-known it is, but I had back surgery in '07, and it took about two years to recover.

Aint nuttin' but a peanut.

I always say to myself right before a tough set in the gym, Ain't nothin' to it, but to do it.

Ain't nuttin' to it,but ta do it!

Get proper training right from the beginning. It prevents injuries and avoids wasting your time with misdirected effort, which is what most people generally don't understand. Give it your all from day one.

The gym is one of the few places where I can just be myself without any hindrances and inhibitions.

I take about 12 weeks to get ready for a show. But I train all year round.

Mostly, I was into powerlifting when I was in high school. And I just continued to train the same way I was taught - to powerlift. Once I started doing bodybuilding, there were no real differences, just different exercises. A different way of training with more repetitions, but it was still the same lifting of very heavy weights to get stronger.

It is a lot of pressure to prepare for the Mr. Olympia.

No dessert. I don't do dessert.

There are times I have to diet 16 weeks at a go, and I had to miss out on stuff I love, like burgers and birthday parties.

I hate dieting.

A day in the life of Ronnie Coleman mainly consists of eating, training or sleeping.

It's hard to be at your best and to know exactly what is your best at all times because even when you do see yourself, you think you could be better, and you often feel that there is something you could have done differently.

Perfecting your form and technique at early stages will go a long way. Don't compromise on the big lifts - deadlifts, squats, and bench-presses.

thank god for pure natural strength

I loved challenging myself every day. The weight room was my therapy for everyday life stresses. No matter what I was doing I always wanted to be the best.