Selected Ronnie Coleman Quotes
Ronnie Coleman- Ronald Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964) is an American retired professional bodybuilder. He won bodybuilding's most prestigious title, "Mr. Olympia", a record of eight consecutive times. He is considered the greatest bodybuilder of all time.
He was the winner of 26 IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness). He is known for his massive physique and strength in weightlifting. He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 and was bestowed with the 'Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2021.
He is often quoted as saying that the there is no secret formula, secret or magic tricks to success. According to him the secret to success in life is simple: simply outwork everyone else and be number one in whatever you do that no one else can come close to you.
Selected Ronnie Coleman Quotes:
"I'm a bodybuilder, so we do a lot of stuff on repetition."
Ronnie Coleman, Work
"Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"I was always trying to stay one to two steps ahead of the game."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"Time to show ya how its gon be done."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"If you always do what you’ve always done... you’ll always get what you always got."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"I’ve attained my mass basically by training hard and very, very heavy."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"The time between sets should be short and just long enough so that you are sufficiently recovered to hit the next set hard."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"I take about 12 weeks to get ready for a show. But I train all year round."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"What I've always tried to do is pick short-term goals."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"Lightweight, Yeah buddy!"
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"I'm focusing on my muscle. I'm just trying to get the weight up. I'm trying to build muscle."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"No dessert. I don't do dessert."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"Let’s go eat!"
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"Just because your triceps have fallen behind your biceps, doesn’t mean you should back off your triceps workouts."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"I always say to myself right before a tough set in the gym, Ain’t nothin’ to it, but to do it."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"Train harder and grow bigger."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"The next thing I would have to go with is diet because it is so hard and mentally tough. By comparison, the training is the easiest of them all because it’s my hobby as well as my job."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"Get proper training right from the beginning. It prevents injuries and avoids wasting your time with misdirected effort, which is what most people generally don’t understand. Give it your all from day one."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"I'm always trying to improve on my overall package. Just try to get a little bit harder and maintain the same muscle quality."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"No matter what I was doing, I always wanted to be the best."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"You have to train the best way that is suited to you, a way that will allow you to progress."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"Time to put that secret weapon on."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals
"I quit working in the police force full time only after I won my third Mr. Olympia."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"When you hit failure, your workout has just begun."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"As my athletic career was coming to an end in 2007, I asked myself, do I want to work for somebody, or go out and make a difference?"
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"When you love something as much as I love bodybuilding you don’t have to do much extra to push yourself, it just happens."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"It is a lot of pressure to prepare for Mr. Olympia."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"I always train heavy and it worked well for me. Most people would be worried about an injury but if you’re gonna worry about it so much, it’s gonna happen anyway."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"I work out every body part twice a week, and that is what helps me stay in shape."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"Hard work and training. There’s no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard and aim to be the best."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"You can’t do this if you’re not dedicated and determined and have a strong faith. Because it’s extremely hard, especially trying to work a job and do it."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"I have fans from every level of the fitness world, whether it’s the elite competitor or just someone living a healthy lifestyle, and it’s been my goal since day one to make sure that my brand has something to offer everyone."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"I’ve been training so long, it's second nature to push myself to the limit."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"There were some tough times and when those came up I just used my mental strength to push through knowing that my mind-controlled everything."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Life
"It's plain and simple. Work harder than everyone else and the only way to do that is to do it. It may sound silly but it's the truth and there ain't nothing to it but to do it!"
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Truth
"People actually go out of their way and say a prayer for me to do this. That really means a lot. I put my heart and soul, and when they pray it makes me work even harder and harder and harder."
Ronnie Coleman, Goals, Belief
"A day in the life of Ronnie Coleman mainly consists of eating, training or sleeping."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"I've been in pain for so long now I'm just used to it."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"The more I have to do, the better off I am."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"My biggest competition is always myself. I mean no disrespect, but I do not look at any of the guys as being my competition for the simple reason that I can't control how they're going to look. I can only control how I look."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"Thank god for pure natural strength."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"I don't know how well-known it is, but I had back surgery in '07, and it took about two years to recover."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"I’m just normal."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"It’s all just apples and oranges."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"Father time and injuries are tough adversaries."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"I've been always a big guy - I was much larger and stronger than my peers when I was 13 years old."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"Your body produces a lot less testosterone each and every single year no matter who you are. We are all human, nobody is superhuman."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"Different things work for different people."
Ronnie Coleman, Life
"I loved challenging myself every day. The weight room was my therapy for everyday life stresses."
Ronnie Coleman, Happiness
"The gym is one of the few places where I can just be myself without any hindrances and inhibitions."
Ronnie Coleman, Happiness
"Bodybuilding is a hobby. At least for me, it is. I've trained since I was 12 or 13 years old. It's a hobby I just have so much fun with it. I get so much enjoyment from it."
Ronnie Coleman, Happiness
"To have your job as your hobby - life don't get better than that."
Ronnie Coleman, Happiness, Life
"It is important to have people believe in you. With this support, what you can achieve is limitless."
Ronnie Coleman, Success
"I know that in order for something to work for me, it has to be extremely powerful."
Ronnie Coleman, Power
"Never underestimate the power of wide-grip pull-ups to develop width and size."
Ronnie Coleman, Power
"I love you all. Y’all made me have the best life that a guy could ever have. I could have never done it without you all."
Ronnie Coleman, Love
"Where I'm from, Bastrop, Louisiana, you played football, basketball, and baseball; you ran track - and that was about it."