Rashad Evans Quotes

I mean, everyone walks into the gym on day one skinny or fat. Arnold Schwarzenegger walked into the gym skinny at 15 or 16, and I was that way, too.

The day I finished 'Twilight,' I came home and started bulking up. For 'New Moon,' I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in 'Twilight.'

I'd be down to go to 135. I've competed most of my life at that weight.

There is a physicality where I had to become a bit bigger to face bigger players.

I'm obviously not a guy who focuses on weight too much. But for certain jobs, you have to gain or lose weight.

Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

The whole vanity aspect of building up different muscles - I have no interest.

My mentality has always been, If I'm not the best at something, then I might as well be the best at something else. I realized that I wasn't going to be an Olympic volleyball player, but I knew I could model at that level.

Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having put forth the best within you.

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

I'm excited by challenging myself physically and mentally every day.

I like to set up obstacles and defeat them.

I've gotten more buff.

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.

I've always thrived on challenges, both personally and professionally.

I like challenges. I think that's important.

I want to do an action movie where they say, 'Go the gym and get ripped like Linda Hamilton.'

My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.

My body is one that kind of looks at weights, and then all of a sudden, I have muscle.

Building strength is very important, but there are many ways to do that.

You don't learn anything from quick knockouts. I learn more about myself from hard fights.

Every day, I need to get better. I need to get stronger. I need to get faster.

I like to take on challenges.

I've considered going to lightweight. As soon as my trainer decides that I can go up, then I will.