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> [I would like to be the first man in the gym business to throw out my scale. If you don't like what you see in the mirror, what difference does it make what the scale says?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gironda/i-would-like-to-be-the-first-man-in-the-gym-business-to-throw-out-my/)

[Vince Gironda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gironda/)

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> [Bodybuilding is 80% nutrition!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gironda/bodybuilding-is-80-nutrition/)

[Vince Gironda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gironda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/vince-gironda-58501_bodybuilding_bodybuilding-is-80-nutrition-2779893_2779893.jpg)

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## More by Vince Gironda

> [Size without shape is grotesque.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gironda/size-without-shape-is-grotesque/)

[Vince Gironda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gironda/)

> [I would like to be the first man in the gym business to throw out my scale. If you don't like what you see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gironda/i-would-like-to-be-the-first-man-in-the-gym-business-to-throw-out-my/)

[Vince Gironda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gironda/)

> [Remember that nutrition is 90%; exercise is 10%.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gironda/remember-that-nutrition-is-90-exercise-is-10/)

[Vince Gironda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gironda/)

> [Eat for nutrition and food value. Emphasize natural foods, avoid processed foods and eliminate junk entirely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gironda/eat-for-nutrition-and-food-value-emphasize-natural-foods-avoid/)

[Vince Gironda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gironda/)

> [Bodybuilding is 80% nutrition!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gironda/bodybuilding-is-80-nutrition/)

[Vince Gironda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gironda/)

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