Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

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"What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?"

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

"The difference between those who adapted and those who didn't, Gorton said, was a willingness to totally commit."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

"We had a strict routine that nothing could change: we'd get up at six, and it would be my job or Meinhard's to get milk from the farm door. When w were a little older and starting to play sports, exercises were added to the chores, and we had to earn our breakfast by doing sit-ups. In the afternoon, we'd finish our homework and chores, and my father would make us practice soccer no matter how bad the weather was."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

"There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

"He had a voice you couldn't miss: strong and penetrating with strange vowels that sounded different from the accents of other English speakers even to me. I later discovered that he was Canadian."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

"Kurt Marnul can win Mr. Austria," I thought, "and he's already told me that I could too if I train hard, so that's what I'm going to do." This thought made the hours of lifting tons of steel and iron actually a joy. Every painful set, every extra rep, was a step toward my goal of winning Mr. Austria and entering the Mr. Europe competition."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story