Quotes

In the June 1982 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine: "I'm not ashamed of my body. I sure work hard enough to keep it in shape. When you go to the beach, you automatically seek out the best bodies, female and male. Why should it be different in a magazine?"

In the June 1982 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine: "I believe wholeheartedly in chivalry. My ideal woman is a liberated go-getter who still loves to get roses and doesn't always wear jeans!"

At a May 8, 2001 commencement address at Nichols College: "Your worst enemy is not the prospect of defeat, it's the temptation to give up. It's amazing what a person can accomplish on the strength of raw determination. I never listened to the naysayers, and my advice to you is, neither should you."