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Failure the sign of success - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger left school at 14 to focus on bodybuilding
and to work as an apprentice carpenter. He became one of
the world’s greatest bodybuilders, a successful actor and
film producer and, since November 2003, the Governor of
California, USA.
Born in Austria, Schwarzenegger played many sports as a
child and discovered his passion for bodybuilding when,
during his teens, his soccer coach took the team for weight
training.
At 18, Schwarzenegger served in the Austrian army. One
day, he sneaked off from the army base to compete in his
first bodybuilding competition. He won the junior title of
Mr Australasia. He was punished for sneaking off, but
reportedly earned the respect of his army superiors.
In September 1968, Schwarzenegger moved to the United
States. He had little money and limited knowledge of
English. But he had a dream — to become the greatest
bodybuilder in the world by winning the prestigious
Mr Olympia contest.
He failed in his first attempt in 1969, but won for the next
six consecutive years, from 1970 to 1975. In 1980, as a late
entry with only eight weeks to prepare for the competition,
Schwarzenegger again won the Mr Olympia title.
Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger embarked on a successful
Hollywood career and is best known for the movies,
Terminator and Terminator II: Judgement Day.
Lesser known about Schwarzenegger is that he became a
millionaire at age 22, before his bodybuilding and Hollywood
successes. He made his money through a brick-laying business which he co-founded with another bodybuilder in 1968.
The duo later started a mail order business for bodybuilding
equipment and instructional tapes and Schwarzenegger also
invested in real estate.
In addition, Schwarzenegger was a founding “celebrity
investor” in the Planet Hollywood chain of theme restaurants,
launched in 1991. He severed his ties with the business in 2000.
In 2003, Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of
California. Along his career path, as a 32-year-old adult in
1979, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Superior with degrees in International Marketing of Fitness
and Business Administration.
- “There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.”
- -Arnold Schwarzenegger
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