Dorian Yates

But it's a huge part of my life.

Without that, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you now.

I wouldn't be, you know, would have met my wife.

She's a competitor as well.

So many things.

So I knew I had to do it.

And...

Now it's obvious why.

And I think, I mean, I had people coming up to me with tears in their eyes, many people saying, bro, I know you don't know me, but you saved my life.

You know, just something you said or you did or inspired me, and this is like fucking, this is worth more than the...

mr olympia trophy so i did it for myself it was a selfish pursuit it's bodybuilding it's all about you yeah but now it's changing to something else where i can use my position my influence and at my age my life experience to help and inspire many people and maybe that's the whole point of the thing ultimately you know

There was a plan you weren't aware of.

Yeah, absolutely.

I just know I had to do it.

Not I want to.

I have to.

My life depends on this.

That was my mentality.

iconoclasts forward it's like this you said I have to do it despite everything else that's happening doesn't matter what's happening man I had to do it and day by day I was very conscious I need to do my best today every day every day every day and

In that tunnel.