I’m proud to be Austrian born, but made in America, i’m proud to be part of the greatest, most generous, most powerful country in the world. Arnold Schwarzenegger More Quotes by Arnold Schwarzenegger More Quotes From Arnold Schwarzenegger The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work. Many people are aware of these principles, but very few can put them into practice. Every day I hear someone say, 'I'm to fat. I need to lose twenty-five pounds, but I can't. I never seem to improve.' I'd hate myself if I had that kind of attitude, if I were that weak. I can lose ten to forty pounds rapidly, easily, painlessly, by simply setting my mind to it. Arnold Schwarzenegger hard-workhateattitude Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million. Arnold Schwarzenegger motivational-sportsmoneyfunny From the bodybuilding days on, I learned Arnold Schwarzenegger skistotal-recallbodybuilding 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger workoutmotivationalinspirational You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn. Arnold Schwarzenegger motivationsuccesssports You cannot get tired if you're interested in what you do. That's the key thing. Arnold Schwarzenegger key-thingstiredkeys 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. I would hear bodybuilders complaining, 'Oh,no! Not another set!' That destroyed them. I have always believed that if you're training for nothing, you're wasting your effort! Arnold Schwarzenegger motivationsuccesssports I'm a competitive bodybuilder; I'm not training just to be healthy. Ninety-five percent of the people training with weights are into this health thing, and it's a different mentality entirely. Arnold Schwarzenegger traininghealthypeople I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here. Arnold Schwarzenegger heartbelieveideas Never follow the crowd. Go where it's empty. Arnold Schwarzenegger emptycrowds I remember one guy, Reg Park, a British bodybuilder, who entered Mr Universe when he was very young. But he won it and continued to win it a second and third time. So, he was my idol. I read everything about Reg Park and followed his footsteps and trained like him. I said if he could make it, I could make it. It was a blueprint, basically, for how to get there, to win the championships. Arnold Schwarzenegger guyidolswinning Good things don't happen by coincidence. Every dream carries with it certain risks, especially the risk of failure. But I am not stopped by risks. Supposed a great person takes the risk and fails. Then the person must try again. You cannot fail forever. If you try ten times, you have a better chance of making it on the eleventh try than if you didn't try at all. Arnold Schwarzenegger dreamsuccesssports Look for small victories and build on that. Each small victory, even if it is just getting up five minutes earlier, gives you confidence. You realize that these little victories make you feel great, and you keep going. You realize that being paralyzed by fear of failure is worse than failure. Arnold Schwarzenegger victorygivinglooks The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you. Arnold Schwarzenegger bodysecretmind When you’re out there partying, horsing around, someone out there at the same time is working hard. Someone is getting smarter and someone is winning. Just remember that. Arnold Schwarzenegger partywinninginspiring As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long. Arnold Schwarzenegger inspirationalhandsyears I can zero in on a vision of where I want to be in the future. I can see it so clearly in front of me, when I daydream, it's almost a reality. Then I get this easy feeling, and I don't have to be uptight to get there because I already feel like I'm there, that it's just a matter of time. Arnold Schwarzenegger zerofeelingsreality I believe in the philosophy of staying hungry. If you have a dream and it becomes a reality, don't stay satisfied too long. Make up a new dream and hunt after that one and turn it into a reality. Arnold Schwarzenegger softballdreamsports 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 strengthmotivationalinspirational So let me tell you, as you prepare to go off into the world, remember six rules: Trust yourself, Break some rules, Don't be afraid to fail, Ignore the naysayers, Work like hell, and Give something back. Arnold Schwarzenegger naysayersgivingworld
