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Q: What is Instagram, and

why have I been hearing

so much about it lately?

—Dayle Brown, Calif.

A: It’s an app (available on Apple devices and

Q: Brad Paisley is known

for pulling pranks. Is

his summer tour mate

Easton Corbin nervous?

—Lillian Hudson, Austin, Tex.

A: No, he’s excited because he wants payback for a stunt orchestrated by Paisley, 39, in 2010. “I was onstage singing ‘Roll With It’ and I saw this bread roll whiz by me,” Corbin, 30, says. “Of course, Paisley was the one throwing them. I’ll get him this time. I’m prepared!” See the video of Pais-ley’s prank and fi nd out how to enter for a chance to see Corbin perform at

Android phones) that lets you share photos and transform their look and feel; Facebook bought it last month for $1 billion. Why the hefty price tag? Since its creation in 2010, Instagram has amassed more than 30 million devoted users, including stars like Taylor Swift, who documented her last tour with it.

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WALTER SCOTT ASKS …

Alex TrebekThe game show host, 71, will join celebrity contes-tants in Washington, D.C., for Jeopardy! Power Players Week (May 14–18; check local listings).

Who will compete during Power Players Week?

Anderson Cooper, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Lewis Black, to name a few—people who infl uence the way we per-ceive the news. It’s nice to see them in a different light.How would you do as a contestant on the show? Against my peers, I would do very well, but a good 30-year-old would clean my clock any day of the week!Have you thought about retiring? There will come a time, but as long as I’m having fun and not slowing down too much because of age, I’ll continue to do it. Will there ever be another Ken Jennings? That’s a tough one. We’ve had a lot of contestants since he won 74 games in a row. The most since then is 18, I think, so that 74 looms very large.What would people be surprised to know about you?

I like fi xing things. I refer to myself as Mr. Sprinkler Man because I’ve gotten good at repairing those.

Letters to Walter Scott can be sent to P.O. Box 5001,

Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163-5001.

Q: What happened to my

favorite American Band-

stand couple, Justine

Carrelli and Bob Clayton?

—Blanche Keastead, N.J.

A: Though they split in 1960 after three-plus years of jitterbugging on the Dick Clark–hosted show, they were happy to see each other at the 40th reunion in 1992. “We danced and it was like we had never stopped,” says Clayton, 70, who owns a gift boutique in Dela-ware (Carrelli, 68, sells real estate in Arizona). They share their memo-ries of the late Clark at Parade.com/bandstand.

P Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton in 1959

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—Kelly Ripa on the search for Regis Philbin’s

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P Kristi Yamaguchi

Q: Does Kristi Yamaguchi

still skate? —Lenny,

Hollywood, Calif.

A: “I do for fun some-times, but nothing serious,” says the 1992

Olympic gold medalist, 40.

These days, her career on the

ice inspires her children’s books. Her

latest, It’s a Big World, Little Pig!, is set during an international skat-ing championship.

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Stern to make some noise when he joins America’s Got Talent on May 14 (NBC, 8 p.m. ET). Says fellow buzzer-pusher Howie Mandel, “While Howard is edgy and honest, he’s also compas-sionate and emotional. He’s serious about � nding a star.”

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GARDASIL is given as 3 injections over 6 months.

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I often park my car in the

sun. When I get back inside,

it feels warmer than the

outside temperature. Why

is that? —Gary McConkey,

Knightdale, N.C.

This is a good example of the “greenhouse effect,” which is essential to life on Earth. Without it, our planet wouldn’t be warm enough for living things to survive.

In the case of a car, the sun’s rays enter through the window glass. Some of the heat is absorbed by interior components, such as the dashboard, seats, and carpeting. But the heat they radiate is a dif-ferent wavelength from the rays of the sun that got through the glass, and it doesn’t let as much of the rays pass back out. As a result, more energy goes into the car than goes out, and the inside temperature increases.

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Read this information with care before getting GARDASIL.1 You (the person getting GARDASIL) will need 3 doses of the vaccine. It is important to read this leaflet when you get each dose. This leaflet does not take the place of talking with your health care provider about GARDASIL.

What is GARDASIL?

GARDASIL is a vaccine (injection/shot) that is used for girls and women 9 through 26 years of age to help protect against the following diseases caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV):� �� Cervical cancer� �� Vulvar and vaginal cancers � Anal cancer� �� Genital warts� �� Precancerous cervical, vaginal, vulvar, and anal lesionsGARDASIL is used for boys and men 9 through 26 years of age to help protect against the following diseases caused by HPV: � Anal cancer � Genital warts � Precancerous anal lesions The diseases listed above have many causes, and

GARDASIL only protects against diseases caused by certain kinds of HPV (called Type 6, Type 11, Type 16, and Type 18). Most of the time, these 4 types of HPV are responsible for the diseases listed above.

GARDASIL cannot protect you from a disease that is caused by other types of HPV, other viruses, or bacteria.

GARDASIL does not treat HPV infection. You cannot get HPV or any of the above diseases

from GARDASIL.

What important information about GARDASIL should I know?� �� You should continue to get routine cervical cancer screening.� �� GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone who gets

the vaccine.� �� GARDASIL will not protect against HPV types that you

already have.

Who should not get GARDASIL?You should not get GARDASIL if you have, or have had:� �� an allergic reaction after getting a dose of GARDASIL.� �� a severe allergic reaction to yeast, amorphous

aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, polysorbate 80.

What should I tell my health care provider before getting GARDASIL?Tell your health care provider if you:� �� are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. GARDASIL is

not recommended for use in pregnant women.� �� have immune problems, like HIV infection, cancer, or

you take medicines that affect your immune system.� �� have a fever over 100°F (37.8°C).� �� had an allergic reaction to another dose of GARDASIL.� �� take any medicines, even those you can buy over the counter.

Your health care provider will help decide if you should get the vaccine.

How is GARDASIL given?GARDASIL is a shot that is usually given in the arm muscle. You will need 3 shots given on the following schedule:� �� Dose 1: at a date you and your health care provider

choose.� �� Dose 2: 2 months after Dose 1.� �� Dose 3: 6 months after Dose 1.

Fainting can happen after getting GARDASIL. Sometimes people who faint can fall and hurt themselves. For this reason, your health care provider may ask you to sit or lie down for 15 minutes after you get GARDASIL. Some people who faint might shake or become stiff. This may require evaluation or treatment by your health care provider.

Make sure that you get all 3 doses on time so that you get the best protection. If you miss a dose, talk to your health care provider.

Can other vaccines and medications be given at the same time as GARDASIL?GARDASIL can be given at the same time as RECOMBIVAX HB®1 [hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant)] or Menactra [Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W-135) Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine] and Adacel [Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed (Tdap)].

What are the possible side effects of GARDASIL?The most common side effects with GARDASIL are:� �� pain, swelling, itching, bruising, and redness at the

injection site� �� headache� �� fever� �� nausea� �� dizziness� �� vomiting� �� fainting

There was no increase in side effects when GARDASIL was given at the same time as RECOMBIVAX HB [hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant)].

There was more injection-site swelling at the injection site for GARDASIL when GARDASIL was given at the same time as Menactra [Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W-135) Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine] and Adacel [Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed (Tdap)].

Tell your health care provider if you have any of the following problems because these may be signs of an allergic reaction:� �� difficulty breathing� �� wheezing (bronchospasm)� �� hives� �� rash

Tell your health care provider if you have:� �� swollen glands (neck, armpit, or groin)� �� joint pain� �� unusual tiredness, weakness, or confusion� �� chills� �� generally feeling unwell� �� leg pain� �� shortness of breath� �� chest pain� �� aching muscles� �� muscle weakness� �� seizure� �� bad stomach ache� �� bleeding or bruising more easily than normal � skin infection

Contact your health care provider right away if you get any symptoms that concern you, even several months after getting the vaccine.

For a more complete list of side effects, ask your health care provider.

What are the ingredients in GARDASIL?The ingredients are proteins of HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18, amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, yeast protein, sodium chloride, L-histidine, polysorbate 80, sodium borate, and water for injection.

This leaflet is a summary of information about GARDASIL. If you would like more information, please talk to your health care provider or visit www.gardasil.com.

Manufactured and Distributed by: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA

Issued April 2011

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O “I read his blogs, his tweets, his Facebook,” says Evelyn Cohen of her son, Andy. “I’m very happy for social media because I can follow him without butting into his life—although I do.”


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BRAVO TV STAR ANDY COHEN SHARES A NIGHT ON THE

TOWN WITH HIS BIGGEST FAN—HIS MOM BY LEAH ROZEN

o understand where Bravo

TV executive and talk show host Andy Cohen gets his prodigious energy and gi� for gab, one need only meet his mom. Evelyn Cohen, 75, silver-haired and diminutive, proves that big personalities can come in small packages. On this spring day, mother and son are having dinner at one of the Palm steak houses in Manha� an. Evelyn arrived in the a� ernoon from Clayton, Mo., the St. Louis suburb where 43-year-old Andy and his older sister, Emily, were raised (and which he fondly refers to as “Pleasantville”). They are dining on separate orders of � let mignon, Andy having announced preemptively, “I don’t want to split with you; I want a whole one for myself.” Cohen’s appetite is well earned. He has already � nished up work at his day job, as executive vice president for development and talent at Bravo, and had a session with his trainer. Next he will head to his second gig, as host of Watch What Happens Live, a half-hour, � ve-night-a-week celebrity chatfest that airs live on Bravo at 11 p.m. on the East Coast. Evelyn is coming along to watch him work. “She texts me a review of my show every night,” says Andy, holding up his iPhone as proof. “She’ll say, ‘Fantastic.’ ‘You seem drunk.’ ‘Funny one.’”

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Evelyn chortles. “ ‘Too dirty,’ ” she chimes in. “ ‘Not our demographic.’ ‘Get some sleep.’

‘Didn’t laugh once,’ ” Andy continues.“I feel a need before I go to bed to text him,”

Evelyn explains.“I like it,” says Andy. “And my staff now asks,

‘What did your mom say?’ ”Evelyn may be critical of individual episodes

of her son’s show, but she’s his biggest supporter. “Andy was a magnetic personality from the time he was a little boy,” she says. “He brings this energy with him and makes people happy.”

The rest of the country is only now catching up with Evelyn in fully appreciating her beaming baby boy. After a career spent behind the scenes as a TV news producer and programming executive (overseeing Top Chef and the Real Housewives franchise, among other popular Bravo reality shows), Cohen has in recent years become a recognizable face himself, as the host—or, more accurately, referee—of the Housewives reunions as well as Watch What Happens Live.

The freewheeling gabathon that is Live broadcasts from a tiny, bric-a-brac-filled stu-dio that Cohen has dubbed the Clubhouse. Typically, it features an actor or singer pro-moting a project and a second guest who’s of-ten a Bravo personality (a.k.a. a Bravolebrity). Liam Neeson, Anderson Cooper, and Sarah Jessica Parker, all friends of Cohen’s, have sat in Live’s swivel chairs, as have Housewives NeNe, LuAnn, Teresa, and many others.

Part of Live’s shtick is that Cohen and his guests imbibe freely, and there’s an on-set bartender. “Anyone else need a refill on their Fresquila?” Cohen will ask, waving his tumbler of Fresca and tequila. (He also quaffs Maker’s Mark bourbon mixed with ginger ale on the air.) Then he’ll urge viewers to tweet him, contact him via Facebook, dial in with questions, post to Live’s website, and otherwise interact with the show.

This month, Cohen also published a breezy memoir, Most Talkative: Stories From the Front Lines of Pop Culture. Mixed in with the boldface names are warm family tales and reminiscences of growing up Jewish, gay, and television-obsessed in the Midwest. Why a book now? “I’ve been working in TV for 22 years, so I don’t want anyone to think that I just showed up and all this happened,” he says of his new-found fame. “Besides, I had good stories and I love to write. I just needed a deadline.”

The surest sign that Cohen has arrived came last month when he and his talk show were parodied on Saturday Night Live. SNL cast member Taran Killam lampooned Cohen as self-adoring and obsessed with the trivial. “Look, I’m wearing fl oaties,” the faux Cohen announced, waving colorful blow-up water wings on his arms.

Cohen says he regards being satirized as an honor. “It was funny; I revere SNL,” he says. (For the record, he has never worn fl oaties.) Mom is markedly less pleased. “It hurt my feelings as a mother,” says Evelyn. “Lou [husband Lou Cohen] and I turned it off. Andy is nothing like that. He isn’t an egotist.”

Cohen grew up in Clayton glued to All My Children (a passion his mother came to share), Battle of the Network Stars, and CHiPs (he had an early crush on Erik Estrada). “He’s always been about TV,” says his sis-ter, Emily Rosenfeld. Young Andy used to yak for hours into a hairbrush, pretending it was a microphone. “He never shut up,” Evelyn says. During high school, Cohen had internships at St. Louis TV and radio stations; he then majored in communications at Boston University and landed a summer internship at CBS News in New York.

It was during college that Cohen began telling good friends that he was gay. One of the fi rst was Amanda Baten, with whom he remains close

today. “He had gotten to a place where he was about to burst,” says Baten, now a psychologist in Manhattan. “He felt comfortable enough with me to take that step, and it was a positive experience.”

Positive enough that not long after, he told his parents. Although supportive, they needed time to adjust. “I cried for six months,” Evelyn says, explaining that back then she knew almost no other gay people; she also worried about AIDS and thought that Andy would have career trouble. Then a neighbor told her, “Andy is Andy. He’s still the same today as he was yes-terday.” Realizing that was true, Evelyn, who had always been involved in community and volun-teer work, turned activist: She helped establish Doorways, an interfaith organization in St. Louis that provides housing for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. “That really speaks volumes as to who she is,” says Andy. “I love her for it.”

Upon graduating in 1990, Cohen was hired as a news clerk at CBS This Morning. Distin-guishing himself with his enthusiasm, he rose quickly. “It was a great place for him to learn how TV works and what works on TV. Every cell in his brain was geared to learning that,” says his friend Harry Smith, who was an anchor on the program. “I told him once, ‘You’re gonna end up with your own show.’ ”

Cohen booked celebrity guests (Oprah Winfrey, Susan Lucci, Joey Buttafuoco) and crisscrossed the country producing hard and soft news stories. “He had good story ideas and was passionate about selling them,” recalls Paula

Zahn, then co-anchor with Smith.After a decade at CBS, Cohen

became a programming executive at the start-up cable channel Trio. “It was like cable boot camp,” he says. His next job was programming and development at Bravo, where he also began blogging and conducting inter-views on the network’s website. At the suggestion of his bosses, Lauren

Zalaznick and Frances Berwick, Cohen served as host of the second Real Housewives reunion show (Orange County, 2007), and his career as a TV star was born. (This despite the fact that one of his eyes wanders a bit—something a CBS producer once warned him could keep him off the air. Cohen says he consulted an eye surgeon a couple of years ago who said the problem wasn’t serious enough to warrant correction.)

o Left, Cohen at about age 4 with mom Evelyn, dad Lou, and sister Emily. Below, with the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. “I love sociology and human behavior,” Cohen says, “and that’s why I love the Housewives. Watching them is like guilt-free gossiping.”

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What’s missing from Cohen’s life is a signifi cant other. “I would like a boyfriend,” he says. “I’m a very happy person and it is the final, final piece of the puzzle. I’m looking for that shout-it-out-from-the-mountaintops, fall-in-love person.” Evelyn worries that he’s too busy to meet Mr. Right. “Is life passing him by because he’s working so hard?” she asks at dinner.

“Maybe I just haven’t met the right person,” Andy tells her.

After dinner, they head to the Live studio. Evelyn sits in while Andy goes over the lineup—singer Monica and actor John Benjamin Hickey (The Big C) are the guests—then takes a seat in the Clubhouse as Andy runs through his lines. She objects to off-color dialogue in a Big C clip that he plans to show. “Too dirty,” she winces (a frequent reaction).

Once the show starts, Evelyn laughs at her son’s jokes and kibitzes with him and the crew during commercial breaks. When Live finishes, Andy walks over and holds his cell phone aloft. “ ‘Good show,’ ” he says, reading his mother’s texted review.

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strokes of my own: right arm, left arm, roll, breathe. All this, half-way around the world, submerged in the Hellespont (known today as the Dardanelles), the storied channel separating Europe from Asia in western Turkey. Geo-graphically, I’m moving from one continent to the other, a passage more sensibly traveled by boat or plane. Historically, I’m swimming an iconic waterway crossed by heroes from the mythical Leander to the Romantic poet Lord Byron. I’m seeking adventure and have dusted off my college Greek to revisit the cradle of antiquity. But I am also testing my body. Offi cially, I’m in a race with more than 400 other international adventurers. Before the start, the mood is cheerful but edgy: scary sea; distant shore. The ships in this busy channel have been stopped for only 90 minutes. That’s our window. Miss the time and you get fi shed out; misjudge the currents and you get swept far out into the Aegean.

My goal? Just make it across. I’ve chosen this event carefully: tough enough to push me to my limits, rea-sonable enough for me to think I might

make it. I’ve been training hard for more than a year.

But unlike most of my buff competitors, I’m a grandmother approaching 70. Am I nuts? Can I, too, swim the Hellespont?

Why I SwimThe water stretches my body beyond its limits—and � exes my mind, too

Marlin, the clown fish, grows grumpy, Dory grabs his fin and wriggles onward after singing, “When life gets you down, you know what you’ve gotta do? Just keep swimming, swim-ming, swimming.”

Which is exactly what I’m doing on this brilliant sum-mer day. The sea surrounds me, a warm expanse of regal blue with gentle waves barely stippling the surface. The calm is de-ceptive. I am trying to cut through a relentless crosscurrent with fi rm

asked Americans which sport they’d like to participate in, nearly every age group listed swimming for fi tness either fi rst or second. Swimmer after swimmer tells me it restores their sanity and pro-vides an escape—from the world, from their kids, from themselves.

Life lessons from swimming permeate our society’s foundations, in everything from the Bible to rock music. It has made a splash through the centuries, from the underwater athletics of ancient Assyrian warriors to the aquatic extravaganzas of Hollywood’s Esther Williams. And then there’s the bighearted blue fish named Dory in Finding Nemo. When

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The author on her four-mile crossing of the Dardanelles.

Swimming is my sal-

vation. Ask me in the middle of winter, or at the end of a grueling

day, where I’d most like to be, and the answer is always the same: in the water, gliding weightless, slicing a silent trail through whatever patch of blue I can fi nd. Tell me, as the medical world does from time to time, to think of something pleasant and count backward, and I’m back in the drink, enveloped by an ocean, a lake, or a turquoise box, carving long and languorous laps that lull me into serenity.

At one level, it’s purely sensual: the silky feeling of liquid on skin; the chance to fl oat free, as close to fl ying as I’ll ever get; the oppor-tunity to reach, if not for the stars, then at least for the starfi sh. Swim-ming stretches my body beyond its earthly limits. But it’s also an inward journey, a time of quiet contemplation. I find myself at peace, able to fl ex my mind and imagine new possibilities without the startling interruptions of mod-ern life. The silence is stunning.

Have I mentioned that I’m a Pisces?

Swimming is, in short, an obsession, benign but obstinate. But unlike most addictions, it’s good for us. Water heals every ache, soothes every muscle. It’s also the world’s cheapest anti-depressant, and the second-best way I know to fall asleep. And I’m not alone. When a recent poll

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At first, it ’s easy—I slip through the glittering water like a mermaid. But soon I feel more like a ship without radar. No lines to guide me, no walls to push off. Nothing to thwart the occasional jellyfish but a quick retreat. Yuck! I stroke on, willing my legs to keep kicking, my arms to propel me. And suddenly, I’m within reach. After more than an hour, the deadline is closing in, but so is the finish line. Just keep swimming, I tell myself, channeling Dory. My last hundred yards are fi erce, as I fight a strong current that makes the trees on the shore stand still.

“You made it, Lynn!” shouts one of the coaches, cheering me into the dock. Moments later, I actually do, leaping out in one hour, 24 minutes. I fl ip off my goggles, shake out my wet hair, and lift my arms in perfect Olympic form. I have, improbably, also won my age group. The medal decorates my neck all day.

That was last summer, and I can still feel the glow. Still smile with pride. I did it! Waded into the water in Europe and waded out in Asia. Swam the Hellespont—four miles, a personal record. Discovered my own inner strength. Remembered what I’ve known since I fi rst slipped into the water as a toddler: Swimming is magical. It can change your life.

Lynn Sherr, an award- winning correspondent for ABC News for more than 30 years, is the author of the new book Swim: Why We Love the Water. Follow her on Twitter (@LynnSherr) or Facebook (facebook.com/swimthebook).

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DR. OZ’STransformation Nation: Million

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The Round Mound of Rebound. Boy Gorge. The

Leaning Tower of Pizza. From his playing days at Auburn through his 16 seasons in the NBA, Charles Barkley, 49, racked up a lot of nick-names inspired by his girth. But the Hall of Famer takes it all in stride—especially now that he’s a Weight Watchers pitchman and has dropped nearly 60 pounds. Currently weighing in at 292, he tells Kate Meyers he’s hoping to trim 20 more pounds from his 6-foot-5 frame. Mean-while, Barkley shares his opinionated observations about the sport he loves on TNT’s Inside the NBA.

PARADE What made you take losing weight seriously?I’d gained, like, 100 pounds since I retired, and that wasn’t good.

You donned a dress for your Weight Watchers ad about “Man Food.” Whose idea was that?It was mine. I thought their commercials were a little intense and I wanted to have more fun. I’ve dressed like a woman on Saturday Night Live, so it doesn’t bother me at all. My message is about health.

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And the heels, Charles?I think women are the most talented people in the world. I walked a little bit in heels and almost killed myself.

Do you do anything special on Sundays?Not really. Every day is pretty much a day of rest for me. I just try to enjoy and be thankful.

You’re a self-described neat freak; where does that come from?When I was a kid, my mom was a maid, and I had to take care of my

brothers. My mom didn’t want to come home and clean, so I ended up doing all the cleaning.

What’s the most impor-tant thing you learned from your mom?Growing up with her and my grandmother in Alabama, where there’s a lot of racial tension, [I was taught] not to get caught up in it. There’s no white or black, just judge every-one on their own merits.

I read some-where that you’re a Repub-lican; true?No, I said I

was rich like a Republican.

Are you a fan of President Obama?I am. I’m going to cam-paign with him again.

What was the best advice you ever got?It was from [NBA star] Grant Hill’s mom. She said don’t have a bunch of freeloaders on your payroll and don’t start giving family and friends money. There’s a reason that around 70 percent of athletes go broke.

Have you ever found your golf swing?No, I have not.

Are you still trying?I love golf. Just smoking me a couple of stogies and drinking me some beer while I’m playing—that’s a perfect day.

You spend a lot of time meeting your fans.It’s a privilege when peo-ple want to say hello to me. I’ve had an amazing life. I got paid to play bas-

ketball; now I’m getting paid to watch it. I should always be in a good mood!

Charles BarkleyThe basketball great on weight loss,

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