Theo Fontaine <Tiger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>My first memory of Arnold was when he came to Sydey for the 1980
>Olympia. All I heard was...'theres this guy, that if you cut him
>exactly in half he is identical'....it was Arnold
You mean left side to right side symmetry? I don't understand your
quote. Yeah, I'm sloooow. (laugh)
I was born in Ephrata, PA. That's the home of Mike Mentzer - recently
passed away - who was one of the bodybuilders infuriated that Arnold
made a comeback appearance (and win) at the '80 O. Many of the
competitor's trained for a full year, but Arnold had, something like,
12 weeks of training under his belt and won the thing.
Lots of friends on the judging panel apparently - which would be
difficult NOT to have friends having been in the s****t for so long AND
being Arnold, too. I heard he was booed roundly! Can't imagine a group
of bodybuilding fans booing Arnold. Were you at the competition?
Many books on Arnold mention a near fist fight between Arnold and Mike
prior to the competition in Sydney.
>I like his Bodybuilding persona the best...
Of course. Arnold's the greatest showman bodybuilding has ever known!
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Curt
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