My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In the next decade, I see Spanx going worldwide. Everywhere. No butt left behind. It's going to be all over the world and it's going to be an aspirational brand that transcends categories. There's so many things we can improve upon and make better.
I damaged my hamstring at the London Olympics and had to stop training for five months. At times, I thought my career was over.
Hopefully I'm learning a lesson from every new thing I write, whether it features guys in spandex or not.
I just really strongly promote pushing against this culture of perfection. I mean, I'm sorry, for me, Spanx don't feel good. I've tried one of those waist-trainer things on - that hurt like the bejesus.
I got a call from the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah had chosen Spanx as one of her favorite products in 2000. I had boxes of product in my apartment and I had two weeks notice that she was going to say she loved it on TV and I had no shipping department.
I hate Spanx.
I think one of the most humiliating moments of my life was putting on spandex, personally. It's always nice when four women pull you into spandex when you're in jockey shorts. Yeah.
The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it.
I have Spanx on. Always! I have to wear them all the time!
I'm always wearing Spanx, eating ice cream and feeling a bit lonely.