For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.

We acquire a particular quality by acting in a particular way.

All proofs rest on premises.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.

The actuality of thought is life.

You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives, for if we’re never tested to our limits, how will we know how strong we really are? How will we ever grow?

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

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

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 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.

Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.

If you don’t find the time, if you don’t do the work, you don’t get the results.

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

The more knowledge you have, the more you’re free to rely on your instincts.

I do the same exercises I did 50 years ago and they still work. I eat the same food I ate 50 years ago and it still works.

Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.

If it’s hard to remember, it’ll be difficult to forget.