“You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
“While you're out there partying, horsing around, someone out there at the same time is working hard. Someone is getting smarter and someone is winning. Just remember that.”
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
“Trust yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.”
“You have to remember something: everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.”
“I'll be back.”
“You can have results or excuses. Not both.”
“What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else and avoid trouble?”
“Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.”
“Don’t be afraid to fail. Anything I’ve ever attempted, I was always willing to fail. ”
“The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.”
“If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.”
“If you want to turn a vision into reality, you have to give 100% and never stop believing in your dream.”
“You can't be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself. You keep pushing because you believe in yourself and in your vision. And you know that it is the right thing to do and success will come.”
“The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill.”
“I always believed in leaving no stone unturned. ”
“From the bodybuilding days on, I learned that everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body. I'm a big believer in hard work, grinding it out, and not stopping until it's done, so the challenge appealed to me.”
“All I know is that the first step is to create a vision, because when you see the vision – the beautiful vision – that creates the want power.”
“If it bleeds, we can kill it.”
“Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.”
“I didn't want to just be a body building champion. I wanted to be the best body builder of all time. ”
“When you have a well developed body and you're confident, you see people bending your way, wanting to be on your side, wanting to do things for you.”
“So let me tell you, as you prepare to go off into the world, remember six rules: Trust yourself, Break some rules, Don’t be afraid to fail, Ignore the naysayers, Work like hell, and Give something back.”
“Create a vision of who you want to be, and then live into that picture as if it were already true.”
“The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.”
“You have to think outside the box.”
“Be hungry for success, hungry to make your mark, hungry to be seen and to be heard and to have an effect. And as you move up and become successful, make sure also to be hungry for helping others.”
“Vision creates faith and faith creates willpower.”
“Almost anything difficult, any challenge takes time, patience, and hard work.”
“The secret of success is to make your mind work for you – not against you. This means constantly being positive, constantly setting up challenges you can meet – either today, next week, or next month etc.”
“Where the mind goes the body will follow.”
“For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.”
“The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work.”
“The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.”
“The pain that you hold is yours. There is not a single pain quite like it. Nobody else on God’s green earth can feel this pain, or have the indescribable feeling of pride you will have when you overcome it. This pain is not your curse; this pain is your privilege.”
“It is impossible to be a maverick or a true original if you’re too well behaved and don’t want to break the rules. You have to think outside the box. That’s what I believe. After all, what is the point of being on this earth if all you want to do is be liked by everyone and avoid trouble?”
“Start wide, expand further, and never look back.”
“We all have great inner power. The power is self-faith. There’s really an attitude to winning. You have to see yourself winning before you win. And you have to be hungry. You have to want to conquer.”
“Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure.”
“Vision creates faith and faith creates willpower. With faith there is no anxiety and no doubt – just absolute confidence in yourself.”
“My instinct was to win, eliminate anyone who is in competition, destroy my enemy, and move on without any kind of hesitation at all.”
“There are no shortcuts – everything is reps, reps, reps.”
“The mind is incredible. Once you’ve gained mastery over it, channelling its powers positively, for your purpose you can do anything.”
“I’ve heard all my life that ‘this is impossible, you can’t make’ it and ‘you’re going to fail’ but I didn’t listen to them and I made it.”
“Normal people can be happy with a regular life, but there is more to life than just plodding through an average existence.”
“The more knowledge you have, the more you’re free to rely on your instincts.”
“If I would have listened to the naysayers, I would still be in the Austrian Alps yodeling.”
“You never want to fail because you didn’t work hard enough.”
“I’m not looking for sympathy at all.”
“Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.”
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