Andre Schurrle Quotes

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.

I used to be known as one of the strongest guys on the planet.

I like to be strong.

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

I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way.

I do work on a little bit of weights just to get my power up.

I've picked up a lot of muscle weight. I have to be a physically strong guy.

I've always wanted to be the strongest in my school, in my class, everywhere. I don't care if I'm in year seven, I wanted to be the strongest in the school.

In 1959 I had broken the bench press record by lifting 565 pounds, and I could lift 715 pounds from a squat.

By the time I was 15 and I stepped in the high school gym, I was just stronger than everybody.

I carry a lot of muscle easily.

Even though the weight I'm lifting isn't what it was when I was playing, it's not like I'm not lifting weights that are heavier than the common person would lift. I think a lot of people look at that and say, 'Whoa!'

At 285 pounds, I was extremely strong, and it was all usable strength that I could direct against opponents, not like that of a weightlifter, whose feats of power are all restricted.

I remember watching World's Strongest Man as a kid, and I was just obsessed with it. At sort of five, six years old. Just watching these huge guys lift planes, pulls trains, lift stones - I was just mesmerised by it.

When it comes to strength, I reckon pound for pound I'm one of the strongest in the whole UFC.

I need to improve my physical play and get as big and strong as I can.

You don't have to be built like Karl Malone to be strong. There are thinner guys who are really strong. Kevin Durant, who I used to work with, has real strength to his body.

I'm used to big boys. I train with big boys all the time.

You don't have to be a bodybuilder to have strength in your muscles.

When a guy 275 pounds snaps, look out.

My arm strength is probably too strong.

I was always fascinated by strength. Arnold was an idol of mine.

I always wanted to be the strongest man on the field. Most of the time, they said I was lifting too much but I didn't believe in that at all.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

I don't criticize weight training - as long as it is not a substitute for aerobic training.