Quotes from Sammi Giancola

I only have hair extensions because I feel like my hair is thin and I look like Pocahontas and I need some thickness and volume.

I miss it like crazy, but I don't eat pasta anymore.

I take my dog for walks all the time.

Don't be bored or mad when you go out. Just enjoy yourself.

What's really cool is, I'm secure in myself. So people can have opinions, they can say whatever they want, but at the end of the day I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do, and if I feel a certain way, that's how I feel.

I'm not Sammi Sweetheart in my private life.

Normally I get called Sammi Sweetheart on a daily basis.

I try to do cardio every day, but I'll alternate doing legs one day, arms one day, doing my abs. I try and switch it up as much as I can.

I eat food I love in moderate portions and in a healthier way.

I try and keep busy and lift some weights and do cardio as much as I can.

You know what I really want to get into? I'm really artistic, so I really want to get into fashion designing and fashion styling. That's, like, something I'm really, really interested in.

I'm not letting TV dictate who I really am.

I want to look good and feel good.

I think if you look good, you feel good. So if you're working out, I think pain is gain. If you go through the pain, you gain happiness.

To be honest, I'm focusing on me and my brand and wherever that takes me.

I like to stay grounded.

I'm a reality TV junkie.

I love watching the 'Real Housewives.'

I was studying sociology in college and I was a big soccer player. That's something not a lot of people know about me. I'm a girly girl, but I'm also a secret tomboy.

I love Facebook and Twitter. Twitter helps me understand and interact with my fans, and Facebook is more for keeping up with my close friends and family.

My dad was a huge Yankees fan, huge Jets fan - he's really into sports. He had all sorts of memorabilia and cool things around the house. I would always just sit and watch Yankees games with my dad. Growing up, I was just very involved with the Jets, Yankees and sports because of my dad.

I actually feel extremely proud of my family and sisters. Both of my sisters are doing well with their careers and are both determined people. I am so proud of my family and the things that they overcome.

I have two sisters, so there were three girls in my family, and my dad always wanted a boy, so I was always like the boy of the family.

There's a lot more to us than what you see on 'Jersey Shore.'