I am the greatest.
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be; if you think yourself strong, you will be.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Still I’ll rise.
The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
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.
Surprise yourself every day with your own courage.
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
The pain you feel today is the strength you’ll feel tomorrow.
Fall down seven times, get up eight.
I didn't want to just be a body building champion. I wanted to be the best body builder of all time.
Going that one more round when you don’t think you can – that’s what makes all the difference in your life.
Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.
I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. When I feel pain, that’s when I start counting, because that’s when it really counts.
I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.
An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.
No, I don’t ever give up. I’d have to be dead or completely incapacitated.
To be the best and stay there, sweat is necessary.