Dorian Yates Quotes

All the hard work starts in the gym.

Your body is like a piece of dynamite. You can tap it with a pencil all day, but you'll never make it explode. You hit it once with a hammer: Bang! Get serious. Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and half of nonsense. It's so much more rewarding.

The treadmill won't run on its own; you have to put some work into this. If you're going to lose weight, you have to apply yourself.

I'm totally dedicated to training no one trains harder than I do.

I've got rule a that I've stuck to for many years: train as hard as you can.

When I train, I train well.

Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase.

What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to give 100 percent every day. Whatever you don't give, you can't make up for tomorrow. If you give only 75 percent today, you can't give 125 percent tomorrow to make up for it.'

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

I've just been growing right along. It's painful, but it's a great pain, and I like suffering for great results. It's like going to the gym. It hurts really bad at first, but after a couple of months and after that diet, you're looking so hot.

For me a day without training is like a day without eating.

No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just something that I love to do.

For my workout, I'm up at 4 A.M. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done.

If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire.

I'm the guy who'll drive 250 miles tonight and be at the gym tomorrow at 10 A.M., when people are still sleeping in. I'm the guy who'll fly to Australia and find a gym. Fly back and first thing I do off the plane is work out before I shower or eat.

You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

I can't remember the last day I didn't train.

It's not like I have media out there when I'm training. I'm training the same. I'm putting in the same work.

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

My workout mantra is 'Break a sweat every day.' Even if it's just for 20 minutes. I'm very disciplined about that.

In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.

Some people act like there is so much mystery in getting fit, but the only secret there is to making it happen is time.

I just keep working out. You can't stop. Everyone thinks there's a trick, but there's no trick! The trick is, you have to be consistent.

I'm an early riser. I work out really hard. I push myself; I get my job done, and at the end of the day, there's a Guinness waiting for me.