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"Exercise is labor without weariness."
"It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom, whole worlds apart, who has no knowledge of us and by whom it is impossible to make ourselves understood: our body."
"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."
"Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself."
"Though she be but little, she is fierce!"
"Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will."
"The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results."
"Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year."
"Ignore the scale, and make the process your goal."
"You must also give mental and physical fitness priority."
"Accidentally consumed five biscuits when I wasn't paying attention. Those biscuits are wily fellows - they leap in like sugary ninjas"
"You want me to do something... tell me I can't do it."
"Health is worth more than learning."
"It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor."
"If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all."
"Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security."
"I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first."
"Old people have fewer diseases than the young, but their diseases never leave them."
"Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach."