“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.”
“For me, life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist.”
“Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.”
“You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.”
“The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else.”
“I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things.”
“I like the color red because it’s a fire. And I see myself as always being on fire.”
“What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn’t think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.”
“The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it.”
“I don’t walk away from things that I think are unfinished.”
“You’ll get more from being a peacemaker than a warrior.”
“The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion.”
“Life may be full of pain, but that’s not an excuse to give up.”
“Forget plan B. To test yourself and grow, you have to operate without a safety net.”
“You must have a vision.”
“If you don’t believe in yourself, then how will anyone else believe in you?”
“The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.”
“Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.”
“I never listened to the naysayers. I never paid attention to those who told me I couldn’t do it.”
“I like challenges and I don’t believe in failure.”
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.”
“My definition of living is to have excitement always; that’s the difference between living and existing.”
“You can’t be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself.”
“The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.”
“If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.”
“What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?”
“I didn’t mind basic training. It taught me that something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved.”
“If you are afraid of failure, you will never grow.”
“People should learn to love the pain involved in reaching their goals.”
“I wanted to be the best in everything I did.”
“I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things.”
“When you have a vision, life becomes fun.”
“I’m a big believer in hard work, grinding it out, and not stopping until it’s done.”
“Dreams are for dreamers. Goals are for achievers.”
“Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.”
“If you’re always worried about failure, you will never succeed.”
“You have to have a vision. It’s the most important thing in life.”
“I didn’t listen to people who said I couldn’t do it. I went out and did it.”
“Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.”
“I don’t rely on my body; I rely on my mind.”
“Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.”
“Vision creates faith, and faith creates willpower.”
“Money doesn’t make you happy. I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.”
“In the last three or four reps, that’s when the muscle growth occurs.”
“Do it. Do it now.”
“You can have results or excuses. Not both.”
“The difference between those who failed and those who succeeded was perseverance.”
“There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.”
“Don’t listen to the naysayers.”
“You have to remember something: everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.”
“Keep moving forward, and if it’s time to go, it’s time. You just keep going.”
“When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
“If you don’t find the time, if you don’t do the work, you don’t get the results.”
“I had to learn that success, or at least the kind I wanted, wasn’t just handed to me.”
“Never follow the crowd. Go where it’s empty.”
“The worst thing you can do is to become someone who waits for the approval of others.”
“Do what you have to do, until you can do what you want to do.”
“Don’t break the rules. Change them.”
“Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.”
“If you want to turn a vision into reality, you have to give 100% and never stop believing in your dream.”
“Start wide, expand further, and never look back.”
“If you want to be someone who gets things done, you have to be someone who asks for help.”
“Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.”
“The more knowledge you have, the more you’re free to rely on your instincts.”
“You have to build the ultimate body, not just a strong one.”
“Don’t be afraid to fail. You can’t always win, but don’t be afraid of making decisions.”
“If you don’t give up, then you can never fail.”
“It’s simple, if it jiggles, it’s fat.”
“It’s not just about muscles; it’s about the journey.”
“What is best for the world, what is best for the state, what is best for people, and for my family, that’s what I would focus on.”