The 21 best quotes by Arnold Schwarzenegger

We review several famous quotes from this bodybuilder, actor and politician of Austrian origin.

He starred in such famous films as Terminator, Robocop and Conan the Barbarian, Arnold Schwarzenegger is a multifaceted character.

Born in Austria in 1947, his life has had three clearly differentiated stages: in his youth he was a bodybuilder and won numerous awards as the most muscular man in the world. Later he began a very successful stage as an author in Hollywood, being a star in the action films of his time. In his maturity, he was elected governor of the State of California, representing the Republican Party.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Famous Quotes

To learn more about this pop culture icon of the twentieth and twenty-first century, let's get to know Arnold Schwarzenegger's best quotes in this article..

They are phrases that are extracted, for the most part, from interviews that were made to him about his successive reigns in the Mr Olympia contest, so most of them tell us about hard work and sport.

1. Bodybuilding is like any other sport. To be successful, you must be 100% dedicated to your training, diet and mental focus.

About the capacity for sacrifice that any elite sport requires.

2. The last three or four reps is what makes the Muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from the non-champion. That's what most people don't have, the guts to go ahead and say they're going to go through the pain no matter what.

An interesting thought that should be understood by all bodybuilders who want to achieve big goals.

3. It's very simple, if it shakes, it's fat.

About the fat accumulated in the human body.

4. The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can imagine the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe it 100 percent.

To motivate yourself and give the maximum in every workout.

5. What makes me most happy is that I can focus on a vision of where I want to be in the future. I can see it so clearly in front of me when I dream that it is almost a reality. Then I have this easy feeling and it doesn't have to be drawn out to get there because I already feel like I'm there, it's just a matter of time.

Visualization is one of the keys that athletes use to achieve their goals.

6. The worst thing I can be is the same as everyone else. I hate it.

On your ability to differentiate yourself and make your own way.

7. Strength doesn't come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to give up, that's strength.

The winning mentality is worked out in every personal struggle.

8. The endurance you fight with physically in the gym and the endurance you fight with in life can only build strong character.

Competitive spirit makes us stronger, more capable of bettering ourselves over and over again.

9. Every workout should be intense, looking for your limits. If you don't find your limits, don't expect to improve.

It's no use going to the gym if you don't give your maximum performance.

10. Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.

A phrase of success that we must remind ourselves of every day.

11. Start big, expand and never look back.

Reference to keep growing.

12. If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything you want.

On America's potential to make its people happy, according to this quote from Arnold Schwarzenegger.

13. Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

It takes hard work and doing your best to achieve great things.

14. Good things don't happen by chance. Every dream carries certain risks. Especially the risk of failure. But I have not been stopped by risks. Suppose a great person takes risks and fails. Then this person must try again. One cannot always fail.

A sentence about the risk of failure and how to overcome it.

15. Money does not bring happiness. Now I have 50 million, but I am as happy as when I had 48 million.

Ironic reflection on money.

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

Make your own way, don't stop, this life is your only chance.

17. All I know is that the first step is to create a vision, because when you see the vision, that beautiful vision creates the power of need.

On the psychological mechanisms behind motivation.

18. Every day I hear someone say, 'I'm fat. I need to lose twenty kilos, but I can't. I feel like I'm never going to get better. It seems to me that I'll never get better. I would hate myself if I had that kind of attitude, if I were that weak.

Bad attitude leads to bad results.

19. I'm totally independent... if I were born again, I'd do exactly the same thing.

In this sentence, Arnold is proud of the way he is.

20. If you keep doing the right things, success will come.

Focus your efforts on what you can control, sooner or later you will reap the rewards.

21. I never hear the phrase "you can't", I always listen to my inner self that says, "yes, you can!"

Your level of optimism is always excellent.