Arnold Schwarzenegger on Fitness Quotes

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

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

"Don't be afraid to fail. You can't always win, but don't be afraid of making decisions."

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

"Greatness is not a destination, it is a continuous process of self-improvement."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Start small, but think big."

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

"There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps."

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

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

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

"Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as the exercise tones the body."

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

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

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

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

"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."