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50 All-Time Favorite Sergio Oliva Quotes

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The Best Sergio Oliva Quotes

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Sergio Oliva was a Cuban bodybuilder. He is best known as ‘The Myth’. Oliva is the only bodybuilder to ever defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger at Olympia. Throughout his career, he has won 20 first place bodybuilding titles. He is one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time.

Here’s a collection of the best Sergio Oliva quotes:

 

50 All-Time Favorite Sergio Oliva Quotes

1. “I traveled all over the world doing seminars and exhibitions.” – Sergio Oliva

2. “I never expected to do bodybuilding because my country was a communist country and in a communist country back then, bodybuilding was not allowed.” – Sergio Oliva

3. “Not the money that they are making today but back in those days it was still pretty good money. And this is how I started my road into bodybuilding.” – Sergio Oliva

4. “Nobody made me, only my God and my heart and the fact I worked so hard.” – Sergio Oliva

5. “Nobody else made me. I made myself, my own routines – everything on my own. And it was dynamite.” – Sergio Oliva

6. “We could not do anything. We were under the protection of the FBI because we were making a big, big impact of the Cuban Revolution. I was supposed to bring the gold medals back but defected the day before, and I didn’t compete.” – Sergio Oliva

7. “I started playing with weights that people in the gym spent years trying to move but could not.” – Sergio Oliva

8. “So at that time I didn’t speak one word of English, but I always used my head, and thank you to God for giving me the ability to use my head.” – Sergio Oliva

9. “When I was finished working in the foundry I would go to the Duncan YMCA and do my workout for another brutal three hours. Then I would go and spend one or two hours in English classes at night. By the time I got home, I just eat and drop-dead until the next day.” – Sergio Oliva

 

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10. “Nobody made me except my Lord. I made myself and I put everything together myself.” – Sergio Oliva

 

11. “I was the only one to win the Professional Mr. America uncontested.” – Sergio Oliva

12. “I was the only one who had a cold 20-and-a-half inch arm, pumped 22-and-a-half inches. Nobody else had that.” – Sergio Oliva

13. “When I started doing bodybuilding I was competing as an amateur.” – Sergio Oliva

14. “I think I have been blessed over in Cuba and even when I came over here (to America) and got into bodybuilding. I have been blessed.” – Sergio Oliva

15. “I started getting so powerful. Well of course now I have a little money and now I eat three meals a day besides that. He gave me all the protein and vitamins I needed for my training.” – Sergio Oliva

16. “Back in those days, there was no Vegas, no Reno, no casinos. Everything was in Cuba. It had the best nightclubs.” – Sergio Oliva

17. “If you work then you deserve it.” – Sergio Oliva

18. “It was hard work and being blessed by the Lord. There was no other way.” – Sergio Oliva

19. “I started weightlifting back at home (in Cuba) when I was not quite 18 and it was an accident.” – Sergio Oliva

 

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20. “When Batista was in Government, everybody got everything. We have such a beautiful island and people were coming from all over the world.” – Sergio Oliva

 

21. “I wanted to come to the United States, but several of my friends wanted to come in on the boat, and to tell you the truth I never liked this idea. I’m not such a great champion that I would fight the sharks. I am scared of death. I don’t care; call me chicken if you want. I don’t deal with that.” – Sergio Oliva

22. “In Cuba, they didn’t have bodybuilding competitions. Now any other sport, and weightlifting yes, but not bodybuilding. So this how I managed to get out of Cuba, on the weightlifting team, and when I came to the United States I continued competing in weightlifting and won everything. But always I have had my favorite, which was bodybuilding.” – Sergio Oliva

23. “It was like I looked after myself. I don’t smoke, don’t drink or do any of the other stuff.” – Sergio Oliva

24. “When I was standing in front of the mirror when I was pumped and putting the baby oil on and everything (prior to going on stage in a bodybuilding contest) that was the only time I saw myself. And it was, Oh my God, you really did it.” – Sergio Oliva

25. “I trained brutal all my life. It was like an explosion and I was growing like a balloon. Boom, boom, boom like crazy.” – Sergio Oliva

26. “You had to work hard all day.” – Sergio Oliva

27. “It was so intensive that in every contest, from the first one to the last one in ’84, I only dieted three weeks out from the show. I didn’t need to diet; I was eating everything.” – Sergio Oliva

28. “I was training with a very dear friend, Bob Gajda, who was helping me with many things including helping me to learn English.” – Sergio Oliva

29. “Number one for me: John Grimek. And the second one: Steve Reeves. I liked both but I always liked John Grimek more because I liked bodybuilders to be strong.” – Sergio Oliva

 

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30. “So one time they got a small little boat and we were planning to leave Cuba to go to Miami (to defect) and there was supposed to be just three guys. When I got there to escape there was like eight guys! And they did not even fit in the boat. So that means you have to have three with their legs outside the boat and I said, no way Jose.” – Sergio Oliva

 

31. “I always ate a lot of salads and vegetables. But I am a big eater. I have always been a big eater.” – Sergio Oliva

32. “I would drink a gallon of milk every day, and I would drink two gallons of water a day.” – Sergio Oliva

33. “I would just work, do my sport and go dancing on Saturday night, then Sunday I would go to a movie then go home, then go to work. That was my life.” – Sergio Oliva

34. “You see what happened is: I always worked hard.” – Sergio Oliva

35. “My arms were so crazy and the only one who measured them was Arthur Jones. God bless him in heaven because he was real good to me and he was a very honest guy.” – Sergio Oliva

36. “When everybody was laying down on the beach and getting paid by Joe Weider I was working in the foundry.” – Sergio Oliva

37. “Shoulder training is very tough and you have to coordinate the kinds of exercises you are going to do. You cannot (after injury) push your shoulders all the way to the back to do, for instance, a press behind the neck.” – Sergio Oliva

38. “I was the only one that came from a poor family.” – Sergio Oliva

39. “I was competing over here in the United States in weightlifting. And you know I had enough medals (from weightlifting).” – Sergio Oliva

 

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40. “I always had the fans with me. No matter if they took it away from me or not there is no better judge than your eyes and people all over the world know that I never lost against anybody.” – Sergio Oliva

 

41. “I don’t want to be like a balloon and not even deal with 300 pounds. Now I like Steve Reeves but he was not as strong as Grimek, but he had the perfect physique.” – Sergio Oliva

42. “To tell you the truth I have never in my life been an aggressive person. I always kept a low profile because the size of my physique was enough.” – Sergio Oliva

43. “I never dieted. I didn’t need it because I had always worked. Because then I began to study and analyze my body, so I knew what kind of metabolism I had – I knew whether it was fast or slow. I became my own doctor and that is why I set up everything my own way.” – Sergio Oliva

44. “My arms were so big that they were bigger than my head. I was the only one, cold.” – Sergio Oliva

45. “I bought the magazines and got from the magazines the posing routines that John (Grimek) and Steve Reeves were doing and put a little combination of both (of their routines) and a little combination of mine and that is how I started doing bodybuilding.” – Sergio Oliva

46. “I had always been, not really skinny, but good and strong because I had always worked very hard in my life, always. And I had always been very strong. But I had no knowledge of weightlifting or bodybuilding. I was not doing any sport because we were too poor.” – Sergio Oliva

47. “You don’t make money because they would tell you it is a profession (if you did). But for the photo studio shots, they were entitled to pay you and you could continue to be an amateur.” – Sergio Oliva

48. “When you prepare for the Mr. Olympia you feel you are at such a high level that you feel like dynamite and I always felt good.” – Sergio Oliva

49. “People from Florida were going to Cuba for the beach. The water was so clear. Cuba was connected with every single country in the world. We had no problem. So the big change came especially for the people who had money. I never had anything.” – Sergio Oliva

50. “I wanted to work and I always had my mind straight up. I wanted to work and have the good things that the American people had and I wanted to work for it and I wanted to get it.” – Sergio Oliva

 

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Zisilia Alvsa is a writer for Wealthy Gorilla. Friends often call her Zii. She is a girl from Jakarta, Indonesia who currently lives in Bali. Zii loves photography and travelling.

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40 Hardcore & Motivational Andy Frisella Quotes

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For those of you who aren’t familiar with Andy Frisella already, he’s a well known entrepreneur within the supplement and fitness industry.

Andy went to sleeping in the back of his store, only earning a few bucks every day, to selling $100 million dollars worth of product every year.

You may have heard of his story, or seen some of his many inspiring videos on YouTube and Instagram. Here’s a collection of the best Andy Frisella quotes of all time:

 

40 Motivational Andy Frisella Quotes

1. “Lots of people wanting everything and doing nothing.” – Andy Frisella

2. “Quit feeling sorry for yourself, make shit happen.” Andy Frisella

3. “Dream so big everyone thinks you’re crazy, no matter what they think about it. The only person that limits you stares back at you in the mirror every single day.” – Andy Frisella

4. “This is about legacy. This is about service. This is about giving far more than you take. This is about inspiring the warrior attitude and taking responsibility for your life. This is about picking each other up.” – Andy Frisella

5. “Did you do what you needed to do today?” – Andy Frisella

6. “Your mind & focus are far more powerful than you could ever comprehend.” – Andy Frisella

7. “99% of people let others opinions and beliefs keep them from ever living the life they want.” – Andy Frisella

8. “A lot of people think of it like… if I do all this work and what if it doesn’t happen? No. If you do the work and you make a plan it will f***ing happen. There is no question.” – Andy Frisella

9. “Be brave enough to go after what you really want. Be strong enough to pick people up and bring them with you.” – Andy Frisella

 

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10. “Instead of thinking how hard your journey is, think how great your story will be.” – Andy Frisella

 

11. “You are the only one who can stop you.” – Andy Frisella

12. “You are where you are because of you.” – Andy Frisella

13. “Most people in life wait. They wait and put off the things they truly want to be in their heart for “Tomorrow” the mystical place where 99% of all dreams, human achievement & potential greatness goes to die.” – Andy Frisella

14. “Nothing great is given, it’s earned.” – Andy Frisella

15. “Free your mind to dream huge. Free your heart to believe its possible.” – Andy Frisella

16. “There are two types of people in this world: anchors and propellors.” – Andy Frisella

17. “There is no what if, if you do the work on a worthy plan the result will be there.” – Andy Frisella

18. “Inside every self-made man is a poor kid who followed his dreams.” – Andy Frisella

 

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19. “Real success is not defined by what you accomplish. It is defined by how you are helping others accomplish.” – Andy Frisella

 

20. “Will your story be one of ultimate fulfillment and success through the maximisation of your potential by overcoming tremendous difficulty and inspiring millions to be better?. Or will it be one of what could have been?” – Andy Frisella

21. “Don’t let the constant pursuit of and drive for success keep you from appreciating and being grateful for what you have now.” – Andy Frisella

22. “Now what? Are you going to run and cry like a little bitch and blame everyone?. Or are you going to take a deep breath, think, act and move forward?.” – Andy Frisella

23. “The only thing relevant to your success is your actions.” – Andy Frisella

24. “Find out what it is you f***ing stand for in your heart and f***ing stand for it!” – Andy Frisella

25. “Everything you see, touch or use in your daily life started as just a single thought.” – Andy Frisella

26. “The reason people don’t succeed is because they don’t do the work.” – Andy Frisella

27. “There are no super-humans, just humans, and what one man can do, another can do.” – Andy Frisella

28. “What you think about, dream about, talk about and focus on will become your life.” – Andy Frisella

29. “Honest gratitude for what you have is one of the biggest accelerators for future success.” – Andy Frisella

 

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30. “Yes, finding success is going to require you to make sacrifices and be uncomfortable.” – Andy Frisella

31. “I’ve made mistakes that have cost us millions of dollars… but the reality is, I’ve got a PHD in entrepreneurship now. What would you rather have?” – Andy Frisella

32. “Maybe I shouldn’t have dreamed so much. Maybe I shouldn’t have worked all those crazy hours. Maybe I should have been more realistic. I mean… it doesn’t even have cupholders (Andy’s Lamborghini).” – Andy Frisella

33. Remember the days you prayed for the things you have now.” – Andy Frisella

34. “I’m a regular dude who made a daily list of critical tasks that needed to get done, and I did them.” – Andy Frisella

35. “It’s not luck, it’s not magic, it’s not circumstances. It’s developing a great plan and EXECUTING on it, day in and day out until the visions in your head become your reality.” – Andy Frisella

36. “Everyday is a win or a loss.” – Andy Frisella

37. Stop. Look around. Breath in that greatness. Breath out that gratitude.” – Andy Frisella

38. “Things to never budge on: Your work ethic, your quality of work, your attention to detail, your integrity, your morals, your drive. Treating your employees/people who help you like gold. Treating customers like gold.” – Andy Frisella

39. “Accepting responsibility even when it’s not your fault and fixing the problem; you will have unlimited income potential in your life.” – Andy Frisella

40. “They told me I’d never get this far. They were right, I got further.” – Andy Frisella

 

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23 Inspirational Young Jeezy Quotes

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The favorite quotes on Wealthy Gorilla are always from hip hop artists. So we’re doing our best to keep the trend rolling, and publish as many awesome quote collections within the hip hop category as we can!

Young Jeezy, or Jay Wayne Jenkins, is an American hip hop artist from Georgia. Just like many other artists, a lot of his lyrics are pretty damn inspirational, so here’s our collection of the best Young Jeezy quotes:

 

23 Young Jeezy Quotes

1. “Opportunity is everywhere. Get yours.” – Young Jeezy

2. “Can’t slow down, too much evil in my rear view.” – Young Jeezy

3. “The world is yours and everything in it, it’s out there – get on your grind and get it.” – Young Jeezy

4. “Everyday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain’t productive, I get concerned.” – Young Jeezy

5. “I’d like for y’all to meet the love of my life, her name’s the game.” Young Jeezy

 

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6. “The only people worthy to be in your life, are the ones that help you through the hard times, and laugh with you after the hard times pass.” – Young Jeezy

7. “Let’s say your past is your present, and your present is your cash, so I look forward to the future.” – Young Jeezy

8. “I think I’ve got a lot of life skills: I’ve got a lot of wisdom: I’ve seen a lot of bad things happen to good people.” – Young Jeezy

9. “My hustle is non-stop. I never stop hustling.” – Young Jeezy

10. “People who work everyday are kind of scared of things they don’t understand.” – Young Jeezy

11. All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.” – Young Jeezy

12. Anybody that’s got a problem with me is probably envious or wants to be me, and that’s how I’ve always looked at it.” – Young Jeezy

13. You gotta have life your way. If you ain’t losing your mind, you ain’t partying right.” – Young Jeezy

14. I just think a hustler’s ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I’ll never stop hustling. An ambitious hustler is the one to hustle the hustlers. When I grew up, my heroes were hustlers. Now I’m their hero.” – Young Jeezy

15. “I could sit right here and have a 15-minute conversation with somebody and change their whole life.” – Young Jeezy

 

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“I never wanted to be a statistic. I never wanted to be that cat who tried and never made it.” – Young Jeezy

 

17. “In my heart, I’m 100% real. You can’t pull out nothing in my past that can say I’m not 100% real.” – Young Jeezy

18. “I created my lane. No one can ever run my lane because it’s mine. I’m the Michael Jackson of my lane. And you know, nobody was as great as Michael. I love Prince, but he’s not Michael.” – Young Jeezy

19. “I don’t think nobody should compare me to anyone, ’cause, at the end of the day, you’ve got a ‘Pac, you’ve got Snoop, you got Tip, you got Wayne – there’s only one Jeezy, man. Ain’t nobody walked in these shoes but me.” – Young Jeezy

20. “I feel like I’m married to what I do, to the streets. And I feel like when the streets are mad, it’s serious.” – Young Jeezy

21. “A lot of things come with fame, whether it’s losing friends or losing family.” – Young Jeezy

22. “When money was plentiful, I was the first one who told you to stack it. Live your life with it. Now that money slowed up, I’ma be the one telling you to save it like they ain’t gon’ make it no more.” – Young Jeezy

23. “To be honest, I think about the clubs when I write. But I should probably start thinking about stadiums, because the songs sound even better there – and bigger.” – Young Jeezy

 

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27 Jocko Willink Quotes from Extreme Ownership

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Jocko Willink is an American podcaster, author and retired United States Navy SEAL, who received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his actions in the Iraq War.

He also co-authored the book ‘Extreme Ownership’, which is essentially a manual that teaches people how become incredible and strong leaders.

This is a strong collection of Jocko Willink quotes on leadership:

 

27 Jocko Willink Quotes on Leadership

1. “A leader must lead, but also be ready to follow. They must be aggressive, but not overbearing. A leader must be calm, but not robotic. They must be confident, but never cocky. A leader must be brave, but not foolhardy. They must have a competitive spirit, but be a gracious loser.” – Jocko Willink

2. “A leader must be attentitive to details, but not obssessed with them. They must be strong, but have endurance. A leader must be humble, but not passive. They must be close to subordinates, but not too close. A leader must exercise ‘extreme ownership’, but employ ‘decentralized command’. They must have nothing to prove, but everything to prove.” – Jocko Willink

3. “In chaotic, dynamic, and rapidly changing environments, leaders at all levels must be empowered to make decisions. Decentralized Command is a key component to victory.” – Jocko Willink

4. “Overconfidence was risky in such a hostile environment, a mistake most often made by warriors who had never truly been tested.” – Jocko Willink

5. “The Seal Teams and the U.S. military, much like militaries throughout history, are based around building blocks of four-to-six man teams with a leader.” – Jocko Willink

6. “When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable — if there are no consequences — that poor performance becomes the new standard. Therefore, leaders must enforce standards.” – Jocko Willink

 

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7. “Combat is reflective of life, only amplified and intensified.” – Jocko Willink

 

8. “Human beings are generally not capable of managing more than six to ten people, particularly when things go sideways and inevitable contingencies arise.” – Jocko Willink

9. “It is essential to develop a standardized planning process.” – Jocko Willink

10. “Some of the boldest, most successful plans in history have not come from the senior ranks but from frontline leaders. Senior leaders simply had the courage to accept and run with them.” – Jocko Willink

11. “There can be no leadership when there is no team.” – Jocko Willink

12. “Ego clouds and disrupts everything.” – Jocko Willink

13. “I had to take complete ownership of what went wrong. That is what a leader does — even if it means getting fired. If anyone was to be blamed and fired for what happened, let it be me.” – Jocko Willink

 

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14. “Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory.” – Jocko Willink

 

15. “The book derives its title from the underlying principle — the mind-set — that provides the foundation for all the rest: Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.” – Jocko Willink

16. “They didn’t have to jump for joy at the though of fighting alongside Iraqi soldiers on a dangerous battlefield. But they did have to understand why they were doing it so that they could believe in the mission.” – Jocko Willink

17. “Extreme Ownership is a mind-set, an attitude.” – Jocko Willink

18. “If frontline troops are unclear about the plan and yet are too intimidated to ask questions, the team’s ability to effectively execute the plan radically decreases.” – Jocko Willink

19. “Leading people is the most challenging and, therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavors.” – Jocko Willink

20. “The goal of all leaders should be to work themselves out of a job. When mentored and coached properly, the junior leader can eventually replace the senior leader, allowing the senior leader to move on to the next level of leadership.” – Jocko Willink

21. “To implement real change, to drive people to accomplish something truly complex or difficult or dangerous — you can’t make people do these things. You have to lead them.” – Jocko Willink

 

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22. “Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.” – Jocko Willink

 

23. “If you allow the status quo to persist, you can’t expect to improve performance, and you can’t expect to win.” – Jocko Willink

24. “Once the wheels were in motion and the full resources of the team were engaged in that highest priority effort, I could then determine the next priority, focus the team’s efforts there, and then move on to the next priority.” – Jocko Willink

25. “The leader is truly and ultimately responsible for everything.” – Jocko Willink

26. “When personal agendas become more important than the team and the overarching mission’s success, performance suffers and failure ensues.” – Jocko Willink

27. “Good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done.” – Jocko Willink

 

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