It's just, I would say, faith. I had very clear visions of me being a champion. When I saw this picture of Reg Park on a cover, standing there like - as Hercules, from the Hercules movies, I looked at that, and then I looked at the inside and I read the story, and I immediately started creating visions of me standing there on the pedestal at the Mr. Universe contest and me being Hercules and me doing movies and so on. And that created such unbelievable drive and such unbelievable will and discipline, that there was absolutely no stopping me. I mean, I went to the gym two hours every day lifting weights. When I came home afterwards, I lifted an extra hour and a half and did bodybuilding training, and it was just relentless.
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Arriving from Austria a champion bodybuilder, Arnold Schwarzenegger parlayed himself from Pumping Iron into Hollywood stardom, a Kennedy marriage, and, now, consideration for the Republican candidacy for governor of California. Awaiting the release of Terminator 3, he weighs in on studio accountants, his work with kids’ charities, and Milton Berle’s physical attributes.
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I have a great family, great friends, and a fantastic career. But I'm also really proud of the work I do for kids—like the Special Olympics, promoting health and fitness for youngsters, and working on afterschool programs, such as the Inner City Games and Arnold's All-Stars.
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