Arnold Schwarzenegger on Goals Quotes

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

"Don't overthink. If you think too much, the mind gets in the way. Just do the work."

"Everything I have ever achieved is because I had a vision. I could see it very clearly in front of me."

"Failure is not the end. Failure is just a rep that didn't go up. You rest, you reset, and you try again."

"Have a vision, trust yourself, break some rules, ignore the naysayers, don't be afraid to fail."

"I always wrote down my goals. It wasn’t enough to just tell myself I wanted to be a movie star. I had to write it down."

"If you don't have a vision of where you are going, if you don't have a goal where you go, you drift around and you never end up anywhere."

"If you want to turn a vision into reality, you have to give 100% and never stop believing in your dream."

"I hate Plan B. It's extremely important that you don't have a Plan B because you are cutting yourself off from the chance of really succeeding."

"I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way."

"I never set limits or created mental barriers. You may have heard that I have a vision for everything I do. That's true. But I also have a vision for how big I can be."

"I set a goal to be the greatest bodybuilder of all time, and I did it. I set a goal to be a movie star, and I did it. I set a goal to be Governor, and I did it. It all works the same way."

"It is not about the body. It is about the mind. It is about the visualization. It is about the goal."

"It’s simple. If it jiggles, it’s fat. If it doesn’t, it’s muscle. The goal is no jiggle."

"I welcome the pain because I know that the pain is necessary to be a champion."

"Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets."

"My definition of living is to have excitement always; that's the difference between living and existing."

"Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure."

"Rest is for the weak. You can sleep when you're dead."

"Small victories lead to big victories. You have to celebrate the small reps."

"Start wide, expand further, and never look back."

"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 100 percent."

"The more you visualize the goal, the more comfortable you feel that it’s going to happen."

"The only way you get to the top is by having a clear vision. You have to see it, believe it, and then work your ass off."

"There is no magic pill. There is only the work. You have to do the reps."

"What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?"

"When you have a goal, every rep you do, every set you do, brings you one step closer to that goal."

"When you have a vision, you don't need to be pushed. You are pulled by that vision."

"You can have the best ship in the world, but if the captain doesn't know where to go, he will just drift around."

"You have to be hungry. If you are not hungry, you are not going to make it."

"Be useful. If you are useful, you will never be bored, you will never be lost, and you will always have a purpose."

"You have to shoot for the top. You have to go and say, 'I want to be a champion.' Not just, 'I want to compete.'"

"Don't listen to the naysayers. If I had listened to the naysayers, I would still be in the Austrian Alps yodeling."