I can’t die, [he most famously liked to say]. It would ruin my image. - Jack LaLanne

Well it is. It is a religion with me. It's a way of life. A religion is a way of life, isn't it?

That's what I wanted! I wanted to be an athlete, I wanted the girls to like me, and I wanted to be able to get good grades in school, and this man said I could do all that.

My show was so personal, I made it feel like you and I were the only ones there. And I’d say: Boys and girls, come here. Uncle Jack wants to tell you something. You go get Mother or Daddy, Grandmother, Grandfather, whoever is in the house. You go get them, and you make sure they exercise with me.