Phil Heath

“Since I first signed with AMI's Weider Publications in 2005, everything has turned to gold.”

“When you see me at the show, I'm smiling because I want you to know I can do this all day.”

“Every so often, I'll look at myself in the mirror and go, 'You're a bad mother,' you know? Like, 'You're a bad dude, man, and you're gonna show the world who you are when the time is right.'”

“Whatever I put into my body, I want it to be the best.”

“There were actually a couple of times I fell asleep at the gym on accident after a workout, but it was still late enough, so I went home and caught some sleep.”

“When I decided to become a bodybuilder, I actually marked down a date. It was Oct. 8, 2002. The rest is pretty much history. It was an amazing feeling to know that I had the potential to become a champion.”

“I believe that if you're able to eat as much as a bodybuilder is supposed to, you're probably not going to overtrain.”

“Cup stacking on an ESPN highlight? That's pretty messed up.”

“We have a great tradition of bodybuilding in the United States.”

“I believe you need to take enough rest to lift heavy weights, but if it takes you 5-10 minutes to rest and get psyched up for a big lift, I don't know if that's going to be good.”

“As Mr. Olympia, I have to go above and beyond. It's more than just showing muscle.”

“When I started out in the industry, I turned to magazines like 'Flex' and 'Muscle & Fitness' - the people on their covers were my inspiration.”

“Most people don't do front squats because they're uncomfortable, and there are easier alternatives, but to really add size to the quads, they're a must.”

“I see guys who are in the gym all the time, but their bodies are not a reflection of that. They look the same from year to year, and that has to do with the fact that they're not evaluating the effect of their efforts.”

“I'm not trying to be average.”

“I grew up as an only child, so I like being by myself. So I train predominantly - 98 percent of the time - by myself.”

“We have to know how to eat right, train right, and take the right over-the-counter supplements.”

“Some ladies like muscle.”

“My first bodybuilding competition was the 2003 NPC Northern Colorado, where I was a light-heavyweight weighing in at 192 lbs. I was very nervous, as it was my first real-life experience being a bodybuilder.”

“Everybody that wants to work out wants to feel good and look better, but I think one of the biggest problems people have is they don't want to work out with a personal trainer, someone like myself, or even a couple of buddies, because they think, 'Gosh, if I work out too hard, I'm not going to be able to get up the next day!'”