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.
—Arnold Schwarzenegger
Topics: Perseverance, Persistence
Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.
—Arnold Schwarzenegger
You go back to the gym and you just do it again and again until you get it right.
—Arnold Schwarzenegger
Topics: Resolve, Perseverance, Endurance
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.
—Arnold Schwarzenegger
Topics: Dreams, Belief
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
—Arnold Schwarzenegger
Topics: Difficulties, Adversity, Strength
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