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.
If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.
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.
Love stories are built around people’s idiosyncrasies.
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 you want to turn a vision into reality, you have to give 100% and never stop believing in your dream.
He had a voice you couldn’t miss: strong and penetrating with strange vowels that sounded different from the accents of other English speakers even to me. I later discovered that he was Canadian.
I didn't want to just be a body building champion. I wanted to be the best body builder of all time.
Don’t be afraid to fail. Anything I’ve ever attempted, I was always willing to fail.
I always believed in leaving no stone unturned.
Trust yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.
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. 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.
The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill.
I found a new me. When I first came over to America, it was like, ‘How can I be rich? How can I build my movie career? How can I become the most muscular man?’ It was all about me, and then there was this turn, and I found it was really great to do this.
If you are gonna wear gloves when you lift, just make sure they match your purse.
The most satisfying feeling you can get in the gym is the pump.
You can have results or excuses. Not both.
Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure.
The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work.