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the kid from Austria (I'm two years older, so he's a kid), typifies what the term "American
Dream" means. He also demonstrates all those things the motivational specialists talk about.
He's almost a living textbook for goal setting, motivation, and achievement.
Despite the title of this article, I don't really intend to go into the history of Arnold
Schwarzenegger as much as the dream. However, the way things turned out, the history of
Arnold Schwarzenegger and the history of America are now tied together. It all started with
a dream...and part of it was an American dream.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on July 30, 1947, in the small Austrian town of Thal.
Had he not had a dream, he might have followed in his father's footsteps and eventually become
the chief of police in Graz, Austria. Fortunately, he was encouraged by his father, Gustav, to
participate in sports, and his older brother, Meinhard, gave him a playmate and role model.
Actually, things could have turned out differently, as Meinhard was more naturally athletic than
Arnold. However, it was Arnold who had the dream, and that's what made everything else
At one point in his teen years, you probably would not have been able to picture the future
Commando, John Matrix, in the six foot tall, 150 pound Austrian kid. On the other hand,
his commando raid on the gym at Graz's soccer stadium, where he and his friends broke windows
so that they could get in and work out, might have been a clue. In movies like Predator
and Commando, he endured suffering and hardship, but he started getting his taste of that when
he had to exercise in a gym sometimes so cold that he still recalls his hands sticking to
the chinning bar.
It takes a lot of dedication to a dream for a kid from the sticks of Austria to stay with
a dream of becoming the world's best bodybuilder...and an actor...and the Governor of California...but
he did.
As with many successful lives, a lot of luck figured into Arnold's success, but through
it all runs a common thread. He knew what he wanted, and he was willing to do what was
necessary to get it. In another commando-like move, the 20 year-old tank driver even deserted
from the Austrian army for a few days and slipped into Germany so that he could compete
in, and win, the Junior Mr. Europe event in Stuttgart. Oh, by the way; upon his return
to Austria, he was caught and spent 7 days in jail, but when the word of his win got
around, he became a hero to the Austrian army and was held up as a model of courage and
tenacity.
In an interview in 2006, Tom Venuto, natural bodybuilder, fitness coach, author of "Burn
the Fat. Feed the Muscle", and co-author of "Fit Over 40", was asked what he thought was
"the one thing most needed to change a person's lifestyle and improve their health."
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