Remember, if God doesn't give you what you want, that's because it's not what you need.

The more you're obsessed by something, the better chance you have of achieving it.

Live your life by the hour, not by the day. What will you achieve in the next hour?

A lot of guys have better genes but if you work hard and consistently, you can outperform them.

Being weak is a choice, so is being strong.

Continuity is how you build a physique.

To be successful in bodybuilding you have to be a good observer

Prosperity belongs to those who learn new things the fastest.

I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.

If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago.

Love of man for woman--love of woman for man. That's the nature, the meaning, the best of life itself.

I'm sure a psychologist would see something highly significant in how absent-minded I am. I mean I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached to my neck by muscles, ligaments and my esophagus.

I probably have a different mental approach to swimming than most people. I actually enjoy training.

Greater inequality in Europe has made people less happy.

If in doubt, do not pain. Inflict as little pain as possible. Look for alternatives to punishments, not only alternative punishments

I'm a Pilates person. It's great. I had a hip problem. I had a chronic back, a pinched nerve and a hip problem and it's completely solved all of it. I love it. It makes me feel like I'm taller.

My father was a very good craftsman. He made furniture, he made silverware and he had an incredible gift in terms of how you can make something yourself.

We hope that as a species we're capable of dealing with environmental catastrophe before it actually does collectively kill most of us.

When you're very young and you learn something - a fact, a piece of information, whatever - it doesn't connect to anything.

My mum came from nothing and didn't have many opportunities in her youth, and she blames a lot of her social inadequacies on that.

I'm not worried about facing the Sacramento Queens. Write it down. Take a picture. I'm not going to talk about this all year. When I get back, there's going to be trouble.