Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Well, again, I think that when you compete, there is a competition, a psychological kind of a little warfare going on. Sure. You know, and we have seen that very well, I think, in the 60s with Muhammad Ali in boxing. Right. You know, that boxing was not just boxing. You know, I think that Ali taught us all...
Well, again, I think that when you compete, there is a competition, a psychological kind of a little warfare going on. Sure. You know, and we have seen that very well, I think, in the 60s with Muhammad Ali in boxing. Right. You know, that boxing was not just boxing. You know, I think that Ali taught us all...
Well, again, I think that when you compete, there is a competition, a psychological kind of a little warfare going on. Sure. You know, and we have seen that very well, I think, in the 60s with Muhammad Ali in boxing. Right. You know, that boxing was not just boxing. You know, I think that Ali taught us all...
that there's another dimension to that, which was the psychological warfare that goes on or the selling of the sport itself that you can box as well as you can. But if you're not a really good salesman, And if you don't create a certain personality that people fall in love with, then you don't really have much. Then you will have your 10,000 people at the boxing arena and that's it.
that there's another dimension to that, which was the psychological warfare that goes on or the selling of the sport itself that you can box as well as you can. But if you're not a really good salesman, And if you don't create a certain personality that people fall in love with, then you don't really have much. Then you will have your 10,000 people at the boxing arena and that's it.
that there's another dimension to that, which was the psychological warfare that goes on or the selling of the sport itself that you can box as well as you can. But if you're not a really good salesman, And if you don't create a certain personality that people fall in love with, then you don't really have much. Then you will have your 10,000 people at the boxing arena and that's it.
But Ali figured out how to get 25,000 people and how to get 50,000, and how to fill a stadium. And it was all a psychological thing that he did. And so I did the same thing in bodybuilding. I just tried to figure out, okay, what are the vulnerabilities that those guys have? And then I would just... you know, use that.
But Ali figured out how to get 25,000 people and how to get 50,000, and how to fill a stadium. And it was all a psychological thing that he did. And so I did the same thing in bodybuilding. I just tried to figure out, okay, what are the vulnerabilities that those guys have? And then I would just... you know, use that.
But Ali figured out how to get 25,000 people and how to get 50,000, and how to fill a stadium. And it was all a psychological thing that he did. And so I did the same thing in bodybuilding. I just tried to figure out, okay, what are the vulnerabilities that those guys have? And then I would just... you know, use that.
Yeah, exactly. And I was trying to, well, there was a two-pronged agenda. There was the one is to win, and the other one was, you know, to kind of be entertaining for pumping on. Yeah. And so I was trying to kind of show people how he can kind of slowly talk an entire family into losing.
Yeah, exactly. And I was trying to, well, there was a two-pronged agenda. There was the one is to win, and the other one was, you know, to kind of be entertaining for pumping on. Yeah. And so I was trying to kind of show people how he can kind of slowly talk an entire family into losing.
Yeah, exactly. And I was trying to, well, there was a two-pronged agenda. There was the one is to win, and the other one was, you know, to kind of be entertaining for pumping on. Yeah. And so I was trying to kind of show people how he can kind of slowly talk an entire family into losing.
It started out early already, you know, by telling them about, you know, it's just, you know, I dragged them in by talking about my mother, because they're Italians, and they love family.
It started out early already, you know, by telling them about, you know, it's just, you know, I dragged them in by talking about my mother, because they're Italians, and they love family.
It started out early already, you know, by telling them about, you know, it's just, you know, I dragged them in by talking about my mother, because they're Italians, and they love family.
And the Ferrigno's, they loved family, and they always loved talking about the family, and the daughter, and the son, and the mother, and the grandmother, and the grandfather, and the father, and all of that stuff. So I said, yesterday I called my mother, And I said, oh, we're really looking forward to seeing her one day and all this. I said, she comes to America regularly. I said, but I told her.
And the Ferrigno's, they loved family, and they always loved talking about the family, and the daughter, and the son, and the mother, and the grandmother, and the grandfather, and the father, and all of that stuff. So I said, yesterday I called my mother, And I said, oh, we're really looking forward to seeing her one day and all this. I said, she comes to America regularly. I said, but I told her.
And the Ferrigno's, they loved family, and they always loved talking about the family, and the daughter, and the son, and the mother, and the grandmother, and the grandfather, and the father, and all of that stuff. So I said, yesterday I called my mother, And I said, oh, we're really looking forward to seeing her one day and all this. I said, she comes to America regularly. I said, but I told her.
I said, I won. And she said, but the competition is tonight. I said, I know. I said, but I just told her. I said, but I don't know if I can reach her tonight after the competition. I said, I told her, I won. She says, congratulations. That's great. It was like kind of like make them all look at each other kind of, oh, Jesus. I don't know.
I said, I won. And she said, but the competition is tonight. I said, I know. I said, but I just told her. I said, but I don't know if I can reach her tonight after the competition. I said, I told her, I won. She says, congratulations. That's great. It was like kind of like make them all look at each other kind of, oh, Jesus. I don't know.