People think hard sparring will get you sharp. And you do get sharp in the gym. But anytime I’ve trained that way, I’ve actually been a little bit flatter in the fight. And the knockout shot hasn’t come. It’s almost because my training has been too hard.
Conor McGregorGod has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.
Francis BaconI have always liked running, so it wasn’t particularly difficult to make it a habit. All you need is a pair of running shoes and you can do it anywhere. It does not require anybody to do it with, and so I found the sport perfectly fits me as a person who tends to be independent and individualistic.
Haruki MurakamiI like playing basketball and going to the gym. I don’t box, but I’ll ride my bike and go jogging or running in the park. Sometimes my lady and I go hiking.
Kevin HartI still work out on a daily basis.
Clint EastwoodOrdinarily, players fine-tune their match-fitness during the pre-season.
Sunil ChhetriIt’s simple, if it jiggles, it’s fat.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerI do the same exercises I did 50 years ago and they still work. I eat the same food I ate 50 years ago and it still works.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerI look at how my kids view exercise. They have a complete understanding that nutrition and exercise go hand in hand. I didn’t think like that when I was a kid. But they have a real consciousness about it that I’d like to think comes from the years of attention we’ve put into this.
Michelle ObamaI don’t think the ebbs and flows – get in great shape and then get out of shape and then see if you can get back into shape – is a good thing. So I prefer to keep my arm always ready to go.
Tom BradyTeam sports aren’t my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can do it at my own speed. And you don’t need a partner to go running, you don’t need a particular place, like in tennis, just a pair of trainers.
Haruki MurakamiI run New York City!
Conor McGregorWhen I’m dancing, I’m not thinking about anything. I am here. I am totally there. You know? And the feeling is a sensation of being away from myself. My soul dances with the angels, and my body dances with my wife.
Paulo CoelhoNo man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else.
Henry AdamsIn the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.
Ralph Waldo EmersonTraining gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerWhen I inspire myself, I want to spread the word because its important to be healthy. I don’t think they’re teaching us enough about that. I think we should eat better and exercise. Look who’s saying that – a guy who was 300 pounds – but I’m doing a lot better than I used to. I’m letting people know its important because it makes you feel better.
DJ KhaledFantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.
Terry PratchettF2’s much harder physically on the arms and almost on the whole body than F1 is.
Lando NorrisEvery man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaI love being active.
Dolly PartonI have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20.
Karl LagerfeldI’ve exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
Erma BombeckI don’t believe you could be a 39-year-old quarterback in the NFL and eat cheeseburgers every day. I want to be able to do what I love to do for a long time.
Tom BradyThe year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages, the law governing the survival of the fittest roughly weeded out the less desirable strains. Then man’s new sense of pity began to interfere with the ruthless workings of nature. As a result, we continue to keep alive and to breed the unfit.
Nikola TeslaLeave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.
Thomas JeffersonI’ve done everything every fat person ever has. I’ve tried every diet.
Dolly PartonI don’t exercise.
Lou HoltzA good feeling for me is when you train, and then you put on fresh clothes. New clothes after a training session – you have this rush of endorphins from exercise that everybody gets, and then you get that nice feeling of fresh clothes. It’s a double whammy.
Conor McGregorJiu Jitsu is a great workout both mentally and physically. You want to be strong for it and flexible for it.
Jocko WillinkLet a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer’s day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented.
Gilbert K. ChestertonThe brain is a muscle, and I’m a kind of body-builder.
Karl LagerfeldJust do some kind of workout. Doesn’t matter if it’s going for a walk around the block, going for a jog, doing some calisthenics, lifting weights, going to a pool and swimming – you name it. But do something that gets your blood flowing and gets your mind in the game.
Jocko WillinkI have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette.
Anthony HopkinsBasically it starts with four months of training, just basic stretching, kicking and punching. Then you come to the choreography and getting ready to put the dance together.
Keanu ReevesI don’t believe in ‚thinking‘ old. Although I’ve transitioned through many bodies – a baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, mid-life and older adult – my spirit is unchanged. I support my body with exercise, my mind with reading and writing, and my spirit with the knowing that I am part of the Divine source of all life.
Wayne DyerThe last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerCycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head.
David ByrneI have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any.
Mark TwainFor me, training is my meditation, my yoga, hiking, biking all rolled into one. Wake up early in the morning, generally around 4 o’clock, and I’ll do my cardio on an empty stomach. Stretch, have a big breakfast, and then I’ll go train.
Dwayne JohnsonI’m not a health freak. I just work out every day.
Anthony HopkinsWhen you look at the sun during your walking meditation, the mindfulness of the body helps you to see that the sun is in you; without the sun there is no life at all and suddenly you get in touch with the sun in a different way.
Thich Nhat HanhI’ve been running a lot, taking care of myself.
EminemAll truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.
Friedrich NietzscheIf you ever see The Rock working out in the gym, don’t think you can just go up and disturb his workout and expect him to take a picture. He’s there to work, so kindly just pass the silverback on by or he’ll rip your face off.
Dwayne JohnsonI train and I go home, and when I’m home, I think about training. That’s my life every day, and that’s it.
Conor McGregorReading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Joseph AddisonExercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don’t need it: if you are sick you should not take it.
Henry FordI really love training and being in good shape, and it’s so much a part of my life now, so it never really feels like work to me.
Tom BradyI’m much healthier now.
Amy WinehousePart of my daily regime is my glucosamine and, of course, a multitude of multivitamins. Branched-chain amino acids, glutamine, of course protein. I have one protein shake a day, and that is immediately after my training.
Dwayne JohnsonIt’s crazy how fast you get out of shape if you miss a couple days of action.
Stephen CurryI know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training.
Jackie ChanWithout exercise, I don’t feel like my head works right.
Matthew McConaugheyIf you try and work out at 4:30 in the afternoon, how many people are going to chip away at that time? Your boss, your job, your work, your family, your other obligations that you might have. At 4:30 in the morning, all those people are asleep, so you can do whatever you want.
Jocko WillinkWalking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
Thomas JeffersonGlutes are power.
Conor McGregorWriting is fun – at least mostly. I write for four hours every day. After that I go running. As a rule, 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). That’s easy to manage.
Haruki MurakamiCross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
Steven WrightI do yoga, I do Bikram and I run, and I eat really healthy.
Lady Gaga