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My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny.
Richard Simmons
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Richard Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 12
Actor
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Professional Fitness Coach
Radio Personality
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New Orleans
Louisiana
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If I've got the right songs, I can weave a spell over everyone.
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I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go.
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I'm not going to be happy until every child in every school is physically active.
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When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.
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Some people like to look at pictures of themselves before they lost weight. I don't particularly care for that. Whenever I was overweight, it was a very sad time in my life.
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Every day after school, for three hours a day, I would sell those pralines on the street corner. I was just eight years old. I'd bring the money home to my parents and say, This is just the beginning.
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Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. There's no one in the world like you. You are amazing.
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