What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.

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"You can have results or excuses, but not both."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Motivation

"Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Fitness

"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Strength

"Strength doesn’t come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Strength

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

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

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"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

Resilience

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

Resilience

"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."

- Michael Lopp

Resilience

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

Resilience

"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

- Pete Cashmore

Resilience