Quotes from Adriana Lima

I eat a balanced diet. The secret is to watch your portions, but I also work out a lot. Working out a lot isn't necessary, but I am very active, and my body can endure intense workouts.

I love my job and I love my children. It's really about figuring out your schedules and getting everything down that you need to do and sticking to your plan.

I love old-fashioned manners, as long as it's not forced. I can tell when it's natural or when someone is just trying to impress me.

If one day I have a daughter and my daughter wants to be a model, I would never let her!

I love challenges, I love intensity, and I also like to challenge my mind. Believe it or not, boxing is not only about physical force. You use a lot of concentration; it's really mental.

I love going to work out now. It gets out aggression and my trainer really shakes it up so I don't get bored.

Every work has the bad side, and people will be mean to you, and when you're young, you don't know how to defend yourself.

It's wrong for a guy to have no personality, no heart. Because I don't care about style or money.

Don't try to be what you're not. If you're nervous, be nervous. If you're shy, be shy. It's cute.

In Brazil, we don't have Victoria's Secret, and my family are all Victoria's Secret fans, so I usually bring them back some lovely pieces.

I love Victoria's Secret and the brand, and I'm passionate about Victoria's Secret commercials, too.

I remember Tyra Banks giving me encouraging advice during my first Victoria's Secret commercial shoot. I was so nervous, and she told me to just relax and be confident - that made me feel very comfortable.

Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money they don't give some value to friendships and it can be depressing.

Sex is for after marriage. They have to respect that this is my choice. If there's no respect, that means they don't want me.

You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous.

I won't cry for you, my mascara's too expensive