The only way to be a champion is by going through these forced reps and the torture and pain. That's way I… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
My definition of a sport is that it's a physical activity that involves competition. Since bodybuilders certainly train and then compete, we… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
You don't really see a muscle as a part of you, in a way. You see it as a thing. You look… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
It's not what you get out of life that counts. Break your mirrors! In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
The better you get, the less you run around showing off as a muscle guy. You know, you wear regular shirts-not always… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Good things don't happen by coincidence. Every dream carries with it certain risks, especially the risk of failure. But I am not… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Onstage I'm always different than offstage. I can be very friendly offstage, but onstage I will pull one trick after another on… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
There are bodybuilders who are afraid of indulging in sex or even of playing other sports for fear of harming their bodies.… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
I have a good sense of my body in a bathing suit around people who appreciate what I'm doing, like a contest.… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
The best activities for your health are pumping and humping. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
When I was 15-years-old, I took off my clothes and looked in the mirror. When I stared at myself naked, I realized… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
I think most of my lessons come from sports. That's why I always emphasise to young kids to get involved in sports… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Not many people understand what a pump is. It must be experienced to be understood. It is the greatest feeling that I… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
I was always dreaming about very powerful people. Dictators and things like that. I was always impressed by people who could be… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
The unique thing about bodybuilding is that when I compete it is just me on a stage alone. There is no field,… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Most bodybuilders only have a hazy notion of what they want to look like. They do not say, 'I am going to… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
As a kid I always idolized the winning athletes. It is one thing to idolize heroes. It is quite another to visualize… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
I believe in the philosophy of staying hungry. If you have a dream and it becomes a reality, don't stay satisfied too… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
We all have great inner power. The power is self-faith. There's really an attitude to winning. You have to see yourself winning… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
You can't tell a kid that it's time to exercise; that's a turn-off...you have to say 'Let's go to the park and… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
I had a clear vision of myself winning the Mr. Universe contest. It was a very spiritual thing, in a way, because… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
You know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher; our future depends on the quality of education of our… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
I do not make decisions [as governor] based on what have I learned through my Bible studies, what have I learned in my religious… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
It is impossible to be a maverick or a true original if you're too well behaved and don't want to break the rules. You… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
For the hundreds of thousands of Californians in gay and lesbian households who are managing their day-to-day lives, this decision affirms the full legal… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
I regularly buy and sell cars, but I do not buy and sell fleets. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
During the time I was in office we have seen the beginning of the elimination of the fire season completely and are having fires… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
The only way to be a champion is by going through these forced reps and the torture and pain. That's way I call it… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else? — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
What's fascinating is, people in Washington would rather spend time in Hollywood, and people in Hollywood would rather spend time in Washington. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Do you have to discipline yourself to have breakfast, lunch or dinner? Of course not; and so discipline - the usual concept of it… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Women are the engine driving the growth in California's economy. Women make California's economy unique. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image