• I am kinder to my body. I don't try to prove anything to myself or others. I keep thinking about the need to go slower, gentler and maintain a sense of humor about it all.

    Richard Simmons: I am kinder to my body. I don't try to prove anything to myself or others. I keep thinking about the need to go slower, gentler and maintain a sense of humor about it all.
    "Pharaohs of fitness". Interview with Julie Deardorff, www.chicagotribune.com. April 18, 2012.