A biography for Hafthor Bjornssonhasn’t been written yet.
“For a beginner, find a trainer that you trust and set some goals.”
“Maybe after my strongman career, I'll focus more on acting. Who knows?”
“To become one of the best stone lifters in the world, you have to have a good trainer.”
“I think it's good to be nervous. It means you care.”
“We need very specific equipment to train for World's Strongest Man and it's very hard to find this equipment in a normal gym. That's why I have my own gym back in Iceland.”
“I've travelled a lot so I've been to South Africa before and it's beautiful.”
“When you want to be the best, you do whatever it takes.”
“The best training partner isn't the guy who is the strongest; it's the guy who motivates you and helps you to get better.”
“The easiest part is the training, the hardest part is the diet.”
“White rice, not traditionally healthy, is easier on my tummy and lets me eat more.”
“I was always taller than everybody else.”
“For some reason people are very polite to me, but some ask me for autographs and photos.”
“I go the grocery store every day, or at most every two days.”
“There were so many people who didn't believe in me.”
“To begin with, I basically ate everything. Pizza, pasta - anything to make myself bigger. I am now very conscious of what I put into my body.”
“I always knew, in my heart of hearts, I would win World's Strongest Man.”
“I love my life, I get to travel the world, meet a lot of people.”
“When people ask me about my routine, it's hard to say because I change it every week.”
“I'm the kind of a guy that if I go into something, I go all in.”
“Some days you just can't train.”