Ronnie Coleman Quotes

I kind of stumbled into this. I used to do karate and then I started reading muscle magazines. Eventually, I began training and competing.

It's not really in my genes to be walking around looking like a body builder.

My main goal is to become the most successful weightlifter in history.

I'm the most ripped guy on the grid, let's just say that.

I never thought I could win Mr. Olympia when I started my career in 2002.

My first Mr. Olympia was 1991 and that was in Florida against the great Lee Haney, who became Mr. Olympia in 1984, and I started training properly in 1983.

The first time I joined the gym was during the Miss Sri Lanka pageant in 2006. Then, I went for the Miss Universe contest where I was exposed to girls who were very fit for their age. They could have joined the Olympics. They were doing crazy exercises.

I was actually going to school to be a chiropractor but was also succeeding at bodybuilding - I did well in a few national contests.

Back in the day with Ronnie Coleman, there's a fairly famous photo with me doing the bicep pose with him. I also did a pose with Arnold at the Arnold Classic one year in Columbus, Ohio.

I don't have a muscle body. I don't have a chiseled frame.

I'm a born athlete. Weight-lifting is in my blood. I used to do the powerlifting thing. I gained a little weight, but I still got it; I'm mad built.

My mom was a professional fitness competitor, so I go into the gym with her. I train with my dad and mother. It's embarrassing, because she's really strong.

I've always been into bodybuilding and keeping in shape, and I just challenge myself to see if I can continue to make improvements.

I carry a lot of muscle easily.

I can never let the guy across from me be in better shape. I have to be the best-conditioned guy.

Men work on their bodies. They want to be looked at.

In 2010, I was ranked top 50 in the deadlift in three different weight classes, and I won my first natural bodybuilding competition.

I basically go to the gym three times a week to do weight training for one or two hours.

I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.

Are you tired of sand being kicked in your face? I promise you new muscles in days!

I train like a pro-athlete, not like an actor who's just trying to look pretty.

I used to be absolutely addicted to the gym and I do still love it.

I don't really lift weights. It's kind of a vanity thing that I don't get into.

I was a personal trainer for about a decade. I competed in powerlifting, and I did a bodybuilding competition. I was heavily entrenched in the personal training world.

I lift quite heavy weights, but unfortunately no one believes me.