and it was really special to see. well, did you know that for the longest time, i wanted to be a fourth grade teacher because of you? my, i was not aware of inspiring anyone. i think you did exactly what teachers are supposed to do. they create a spark for learning. that's the reason i have a talk show today. oprah winfrey now dominates the talk show circuit both in the ratings and popularity. i want to use my life as a source of lifting people up. that's what i want to do. that's what i do every day on my show. you know, we get accused of being tabloid television and sensational and so forth, but what i really think we do more than anything else is we serve as a voice to a lot of people who felt up until perhaps my show or some of the others, that they were alone. this is what 67 pounds of fat looks like. [ audience murmurs, gasps ] i can't, i can't lift it. it is amazing to me that i can't lift it, but i used to carry it around every day. there's nothing more endearing to an audience than to have that kind of honest and humility and courage