Lynn Davies

I believe the friendship of the Games still exists. There is a tremendous camaraderie and atmosphere at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games - where else could you go and sit down and have breakfast with a Russian weightlifter, an East German sprinter, and an Indian fencer and talk about different cultures and problems?

British Athlete

Jocko Willink

We all have limitations. I don't have the right genes to be an Olympic weightlifter. I don't have the right genetics to be an Olympic sprinter. Or gymnast. Sure, if I trained my whole life, perhaps I could have become fairly decent in those sports.

American

Merlin Olsen

At 285 pounds, I was extremely strong, and it was all usable strength that I could direct against opponents, not like that of a weightlifter, whose feats of power are all restricted.

American Athlete

Mark Henry

There's a lot to being a weightlifter. People think it's all brute strength. But it takes strength, quickness, flexibility, and technique. And it can cause a lot of stress.

Ilya Ilyin

A weightlifter should be able to do everything and borrow things from other sports to beat competitors.

Kazakhstani Athlete

My main goal is to become the most successful weightlifter in history.

Tommy Chong

Canadian Actor

Weightlifter implies a connection with sports like powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, and bodybuilding.

Sports Association

Descriptors before 'weightlifter' indicate their skill level, such as 'amateur' or 'professional'.

Skill Level

Do not confuse 'weightlifter' with 'bodybuilder'; bodybuilders focus on aesthetics and muscles rather than lifting weights.

Not Synonymous

 while ground workers shift debris from the main chamber these tiny creatures are strong each is carrying a load that in human terms would be more than enough for an Olympic weightlifter together