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It's sweet to hear, but anyone who says that they want to be the next John Cassavetes is crazy. He had it so tough. No one would want to walk a step in his shoes. Believe me - I wouldn't.

I think if you look at Andre then and now, you look at two different models. Of course it's personal preference, I think Andre now is a great role model for the kids. He has started training differently than he was before, and so on and so on.

There's an image that some of us have of Jackie Onassis, stepping out in the rain, and Maurice Tempelsman is holding her umbrella. We want that man. We want the man to be the concierge and the masseur and the travel booker.

I wanted to be the Dutch Bruce Jenner - that was my goal. He was my hero.

I'd follow Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson anywhere.

I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse.

It was what I've always wanted, more than anything: to be an Olympic hero rather than a Tour de France star, something I had from childhood.

I've had a wonderful career and shared the stage with Vince Gill, who was my second love.

I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.

I would love to have gotten into it with Harley Race. He was such a good wrestler and rough and tough. We wrestled at the same time but never each other. And wrestling Sting would have been something I would have enjoyed.