--- title: "3 Bodybuilding Quotes By Tom Platz" description: "3 Bodybuilding quotes by Tom Platz. Plus more from Tom Platz and more Bodybuilding sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/tom-platz-44075_atrophy_the-psychological-tools-i-ve-gained-from_206588.jpg" --- > [The psychological tools I've gained from bodybuilding will never atrophy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/the-psychological-tools-i-ve-gained-from-bodybuilding-will-never/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/tom-platz-44075_atrophy_the-psychological-tools-i-ve-gained-from_206588.jpg) > [Some people like to live without too much risk. They're satisfied leading a safe existence. This attitude of caution infiltrates into their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/some-people-like-to-live-without-too-much-risk-they-re-satisfied/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/tom-platz-44075_athlete_some-people-like-to-live-without-too-muc_1781537.jpg) > [Bodybuilding has been my life; if it weren't for bodybuilding, I don't know what I'd be doing. I look at bodybuilding as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/bodybuilding-has-been-my-life-if-it-weren-t-for-bodybuilding-i-don-t/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/tom-platz-44075_bodybuilding_bodybuilding-has-been-my-life-if-it-were_2962889.jpg) ## Other authors on Bodybuilding - [Robert Cheeke 91 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/robert-cheeke/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arnold-schwarzenegger-14772.jpg) Arnold Schwarzenegger 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/arnold-schwarzenegger/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronnie-coleman-81147.jpg) Ronnie Coleman 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/ronnie-coleman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dorian-yates-30206.jpg) Dorian Yates 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/dorian-yates/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-vikrmn-ca-vikram-verma-2466.jpg) Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/vikrmn-ca-vikram-verma/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-kai-greene-54831.jpg) Kai Greene 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/kai-greene/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-rollins-41662.jpg) Henry Rollins 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/henry-rollins/) - [Craig Cecil 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/craig-cecil/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abu-ammaar-yasir-qadhi-9062.jpg) Phil Heath 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/phil-heath/) - [Katy O'Brian 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/katy-o-brian/) ## More by Tom Platz > [The psychological tools I've gained from bodybuilding will never atrophy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/the-psychological-tools-i-ve-gained-from-bodybuilding-will-never/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) > [If you fully believe you will be successful and can visualize yourself being successful, you will succeed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/if-you-fully-believe-you-will-be-successful-and-can-visualize/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) > [When you promise yourself something, make a commitment, you can't give up. Because, when you're in the gym, you have to fulfill the promise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/when-you-promise-yourself-something-make-a-commitment-you-can-t-give/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) > [Some people like to live without too much risk. They're satisfied leading a safe existence. This attitude of caution infiltrates into their goals. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/some-people-like-to-live-without-too-much-risk-they-re-satisfied/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) > [When I go out there onstage, I want to be more than just a blocky guy who waddles onto the posing platform. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/when-i-go-out-there-onstage-i-want-to-be-more-than-just-a-blocky-guy/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) > [I don't believe in luck. Luck comes to men of action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/i-don-t-believe-in-luck-luck-comes-to-men-of-action/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) > [After being taught sets and reps and working at it for a length of time you can't paint by numbers anymore. It must come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/after-being-taught-sets-and-reps-and-working-at-it-for-a-length-of/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) > [Everyone has the ability to accomplish unique feats, everyone. You choose this. Become someone great in one other life. Forget about failing to many.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/everyone-has-the-ability-to-accomplish-unique-feats-everyone-you/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) > [Bodybuilding has been my life; if it weren't for bodybuilding, I don't know what I'd be doing. I look at bodybuilding as who I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/bodybuilding-has-been-my-life-if-it-weren-t-for-bodybuilding-i-don-t/) [Tom Platz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-platz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodybuilding/tom-platz/#itemlist", "name": "3 Bodybuilding Quotes By Tom Platz", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The psychological tools I've gained from bodybuilding will never atrophy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Platz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-platz/the-psychological-tools-i-ve-gained-from-bodybuilding-will-never/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/tom-platz-44075_atrophy_the-psychological-tools-i-ve-gained-from_206588.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/tom-platz-44075_atrophy_the-psychological-tools-i-ve-gained-from_206588.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/tom-platz-44075_atrophy_the-psychological-tools-i-ve-gained-from_206588.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The psychological tools I've gained from bodybuilding will never atrophy.” — Tom Platz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some people like to live without too much risk. 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