![]() I was very young, much younger than all of them.”Īt 21, Arnold moved to the United States, and people immediately took notice. They were more ripped, more defined, even their posing was more sophisticated.”ĭespite acknowledging that there were better bodybuilders, Arnold also knew that he was in the spring of his career: “I had the best potential. “I realized that it would take me some time, and that there were bodybuilders in America-guys like Serge Nubret and Dave Draper- who were extraordinary. Universe is like winning the Golden Gloves or the Olympics in boxing: it’s great, but it’s far away from being the best fighter.”Īrnold didn’t want to be a great bodybuilder he wanted to be the best. “I felt that I was, without any doubt, the new hope in bodybuilding, but I didn’t feel that I had arrived where I wanted to be. Instead of basking in the glory and resting on his laurels, Arnold pushed harder. Universe, training, and sculpting.” He stayed focused, never losing sight of that original dream.Īt the age of 20, Arnold achieved his goal, becoming the youngest Mr. ![]() I knew that every workout that I did from then on would take me one step closer to turning this beautiful vision into reality.”Īrnold’s vision ran bone deep. “It was so strong that I didn’t really need discipline-it just took me to the gym to train every day. “I saw hundreds of bodybuilders around and I was elevated with the trophy in my hands, celebrating with thousands of people screaming my name.” VISION TO REALITYĪrnold’s vision of victory motivated him more than anything. “It’s an ability of visualizing things very clearly.” Instead of seeing Reg Park on the podium in London, Arnold saw himself. “I realized then that I have a special ability that can’t be trained for,” explains Arnold. “If I ever was lost about what to do in life, that feeling was gone. That magazine became the pathway for Arnold’s future success. “I started looking at muscular, heroic guys and picked up a magazine that had Reg Park as Hercules on the cover.” In the magazine was a blueprint of Reg’s life and how he became Mr. “Seeing all those muscles and all that strength had a profound impact on me.”Īt the age of 15, Arnold was determined to train seriously as a bodybuilder. Universe contest in 1961, Arnold’s vision came into focus. After first seeing world champion weightlifters as a boy, and then watching Tommy Kono win the Mr. ![]() “I’ve always believed that, in order to be motivated or work really hard, you need to have a vision,” Arnold Schwarzenegger says. ![]()
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