Arnold Schwarzenegger on Fitness Quotes

"Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner."

"To be a champion, you have to think like a champion."

"The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that."

"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."

"What I am doing is the thing I want to do. I don't care what other people think."

"Break the rules, not the law, but break the rules. 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 must have a goal. If you don't have a goal, you are just drifting around."

"Your body is a temple, but it is also a machine that needs to be pushed."

"Every rep counts, every set counts, every meal counts."

"Rest, let your body relax and grow. Work hard, but then rest."

"The more you do, the more you can do."

"A well-built physique is a status symbol. It reflects you worked hard for it."

"I would do anything to be the best. I would go through any amount of pain."

"If you want to grow, you have to be willing to experience the pain of the last few repetitions."

"I never felt I was good enough, strong enough, or smart enough. That kept me hungry."

"Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives."

"You have to build the foundation, and then you build the rest of the body on top of it."

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths."

"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."

"The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character."

"The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe it 100 percent."

"Consistency is the key. You can't train for a week and expect to be a different person."

"I didn't just want to be a bodybuilding champion, I wanted to be the best bodybuilder of all time."

"You can't expect to see results if you only put in the work on the days you feel like it."

"I stayed in the gym because I loved the feeling of the weights in my hands."

"The mind-muscle connection is the most important part of training."

"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."

"I’m a big believer in hard work, and I think that if you work hard, you can achieve anything."

"The pump is one of the most satisfying feelings you can get in the gym."

"Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach."

"If you don't find the time, if you don't do the work, you don't get the results."

"You have to have a vision of what you want to look like."

"The gym is where I find my peace and my power."