“I’ve been a smoker now for 21 years. It affects everything. The way I breathe. My energy. The biggest mistake I ever made was starting. I was 14. It was a whole different era back then. There was a little bit of peer pressure but part of me wanted to do it. It was part of my image. It became a physical habit and a physical addiction. It’s like my car won’t start unless I have a cigarette in my mouth. It’s the first thing I think about when I get up in the morning. Just the mental addiction is there. If I get pissed off at something I want a cigarette. I smoke 35-40 a day. I haven’t gone a day without a cigarette since March of 1996. I do want to quit. It’s something I’ve been on the fence about for years but I think my body has been telling me and I’ve been ignoring signals and I should just quit. I’m going to quit the same way both my grandfathers did. Ween my way off and then quit cold turkey. I plan on doing it this year.”