Most bodybuilders only have a hazy notion of what they want to look like. They do not say, 'I am going to be a winner.' The negative impulses around the gym can be incredible.

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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

Strength

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"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Focus

"The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus."

- Bruce Lee

Focus

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

- Henry Ford

Focus

"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles. Let this Tuesday be a day of focus."

Focus

"If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can."

- Shiroe

Focus