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The Olympia was a really special place for me as a kid. I saw Dad perform there so many times, so it means a lot.

When little old ladies recognize a guy who was Mr. Olympia, that's saying something. That means I've been able to cross lines as far as marketability is concerned.

I was never a gym person before 'Game Of Thrones.' The idea of it was a bore to me - and it kind of still is - but I had a problem with my knee, so I can't play sport as much as I'd like to.

I've never played the Olympic Club. I have played Lytham, but only some amateur events. I haven't played Kiawah.

Olympia was a town crawling with music. I was new to the whole punk scene. The culture shock continued; Olympia had bagels! We didn't have bagels in Arkansas. You could order vegetarian food all over town! It was so crazy to me - a place with so many vegetarians, the restaurants made special dishes for them?

I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.

The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.

To win a gold medal at Olympic Games has long been my dream ever since I started my career as a table tennis player.

If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me.

I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics.