“There was nothing you couldn't do if you wanted it bad enough, and were willing to work hard enough to get it.”

“Theres no short cut. It’s hard work being a Body builder. If you’re not willing to do the hard work, then it’s the wrong sport for you. You’ve got to love it. If you love it, you will get to where you want to be.”

“There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”

“It's so damn hard to bloom… to change. Even when you want to change, want it more than anything in the world, it's hard. Desire to change isn't enough. Or desperation. Couldn't be done without… love.”

“I used to believe. I used to think that if I wanted it bad enough, wished hard enough, everything would work out the way It was supposed to. Destiny, like Susannah said.”

“Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.”

“You learnt that, whatever you are doing in life, obstacles don't matter very much. Pain or other circumstances can be there, but if you want to do a job bad enough, you'll find a way to get it done.”

“You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.”

“No path is hard to achieve if one has passion. But no height of passion is enough if you lack hard work.”

“It's not enough to be talented. It's not enough to work hard and to study late into the night. You must also become intimately aware of the methods you use to reach your decisions.”