Do not let yourself be contaminated by others' ideas of what is best for you. Cast aside the shackles of destructive thinking.

I feel it is a tremendous compliment to a natural competitor to hear "I just don't believe you're natural," because it means you just look that good.

How intense could you be? Can you be intense enough to pick this 500Lbs off the floor? Are you intense enough to pick this 700Lbs up? Squat down to the floor and stand back up? So what if your eyes are bloodshot! So what if your bones feel like snapping! WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO!

They can crack jokes. They can sit back and analyze and criticize and make all the fun they want. But I'm living my life, I'm doing it. What are you doing?

Is it 10g of protein more or 10g of protein less, who cares, just get started

I never gave up, even when people told me I'd never make it; Never underestimate the heart of a champion.

It’s a very interesting thing to try to be your absolute best—not a percent better or a percent worse than that.