James Haskell Quotes

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.

Guys, particularly in the West, go to the gym and train for hours and hours to pick up something that is heavier than them. Why would you want to do that?

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!'

When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture.

I was six years old when I first went into a gym.

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'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 love the life of a musician but I live the life of a bodybuilder.

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

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

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

I happen to have the benefit of having a son-in-law who was the former Mr. France and a trainer. I like being his benefactor and I like the way he works.

I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding.

It wasn't until 'Thor' that I started lifting weights. It was all pretty new to me.

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone.

They came from all over the world to work out at Gold's Gym.

Let's just say I'm a physical guy.

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

When lifting, I'm always with a trainer because the thing that makes a difference is that last 20% in your training, and he very scientifically looks after my food as well, because when I'm going for a 'shirt off' shot, everything changes the month before, and I'm timed down to the day.

I want to get more muscly.

I last went to a gym when I was a teenager to make sure I could lift ballerinas.

I was naturally muscular from Day 1.

The successful men I admired all built their bodies.

When I see muscles that are more defined that I hadn't seen before, it's exciting. I love a muscular figure. It feels like an accomplishment, and it makes me feel strong, and I love having a strong body.

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