I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
I really created my career out of my own compulsion. Because I knew if I owned an exercise studio and I had to teach my classes there, I wasn't going to gain my weight back. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
I try to be the clown and court jester and make people laugh. At the same time, you have people in the hospital who… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
I'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put me in… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
For my workout, I'm up at 4am. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
When you gain weight, for every pound that you gain, it adds four pounds of stress on your knees. So if you gain five… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
After I talk to so many people who are so unhappy about their weight and so depressed that they don't see any rainbows in… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
I have been up to my head just with calling people, I call about 50 to 100 people a day. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
I was born with a crippled leg. I wore a corrective shoes since I was three years old and I still wear them. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
We overweight people, we say terrible things to ourselves. Oh, you wouldn't believe it. 'You fat pig. How can you do this? You're a… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
