Arnold Schwarzenegger

BRIEF BIO
Birthname: Arnold Alios Schwarzenegger
Nickname: Arnie, The Austrian Oak
Birthday: July 30, 1947
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Height: 6'2"
Arnold's parents were Aurelia and Gustav Schwarzenegger, and his brother was Meinhard. Meinhard was a star soccer player and was favored by his strict father, Gustav. Instead of trying to please his father with soccer, when Arnold was 13 he quit the team and began going to the gym. He became very dedicated and eventually dropped out of school and stopped attending church. Bodybuilding was his top priority. In 1965 when Arnold turned 18, he entered the Austrian Army for mandatory service. While in service, the Junior Mr. Europe bodybuilding competition was to be held in Stuttgart, Germany. He would not have received permission to leave, so he snuck out and competed. He was first place, but was caught upon returning to camp and was put in jail for seven days. In 1966, Arnold was invited to Munich to train at the Putzinger gym. This was when he left the junior division and started competing professionally. In the same year he took second in the Mr. Universe competition, won The Best Built Man in Europe, and won the International Power Lifting Championship. In 1967, Arnold flew to London to compete in the Mr. Universe contest again. This time Arnold took first place and at the age of 20 became the youngest Mr. Universe ever. In 1968, he moved to America where he earned a business degree at the University of Wisconsin. Not only did Arnold compete in bodybuilding competitions, but two years after coming to America he opted to start an acting career, which was a childhood dream. He went on to win many bodybuilding titles and star in many hit movies. Arnold will always be the best bodybuilder of all time.

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SOME ARNOLD QUOTES
"My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it."
"Having a pump is like having sex. I train two, sometimes, three times a day. Each time I get a pump. It's great. I feel like I'm cuming all day..."
"The unique thing about bodybuilding is that when I compete it is just me on a stage alone. There is no field, no bat, no ball, no skis, no skates. All other athletes have to use equipment, like a football. But I don't use anything in competition except myself. It's just me up there. Me alone. No coach. No nothing."
"The best activities for your health are pumping and humping."
"As a kid I always idolized the winning athletes. It is one thing to idolize heroes. It is quite another to visualize yourself in their place. When I saw great people. I said to myself: 'I can be there.'"
"It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat."
"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."
"The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent."
Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge. The last three or four reps is what makes the muscles grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone 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. I have no fear of fainting. I do squats until I fall over and pass out. So what? It's not going to kill me. I wake up five minutes later and I'm OK. A lot of other athletes are afraid of this. So they don't pass out. They don't go on."
"Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body."

ARNOLD'S BODYBUILDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

· 1963 Steiner Hof Competition in Graz, Austria (runner up)
· 1965 Junior Mr. Europe in Germany
· 1966 Best-Built Athlete of Europe in Germany
· 1966 International Powerlifting Championship in Germany
· 1966 Mr. Europe-amateur in Germany
· 1966 NABBA Mr. Universe-amateur in London, England
· 1967 NABBA Mr. Universe-amateur in Londan, England
· 1968 German Powerlifting Championship in Germany
· 1968 IFBB Mr. International in Tijuana, Mexico
· 1968 NABBA Mr. Universe-professional in Londan, England
· 1968 IFBB Mr. Universe in Miami, Florida (tall class winner)
· 1969 IFBB Mr. Universe in New York
· 1969 IFBB Mr. Olympia in New York (2nd place)
· 1969 NABBA Mr. Universe-professional in Londan, England
· 1969 IFBB Mr. Europe-professional in Germany
· 1970 NABBA Mr. Universe-professional in Londan, England
· 1970 AAU Pro Mr. World in Columbus, Ohio
· 1970 IFBB Mr. Olympia in New York
· 1971 IFBB Mr. Olympia in Paris, France
· 1972 IFBB Mr. Olympia in Essen, Germany
· 1973 IFBB Mr. Olympia in New York
· 1974 IFBB Mr. Olympia in New York
· 1975 IFBB Mr. Olympia in Pretoria, South Africa
· 1980 IFBB Mr. Olympia in Sydney, Australia