glower - 10 April 2013 09:40 AM
Back in shape….
Great to see in this picture - the latest for Arnold to bulking up. In recent times judging by the some of the photos after his political career ended Arnold looked really thin and lean. also he went through some of the worst period of his life after his dear wife Ms. Maria Shriver and Arnold decided to part ways with the children who were really sad. Arnold writes that it had been a very painful experience for him since he had always been a family guy and he really loved his family consisting of not onlyhis most nearest and dearest wife : Maria Shriver and his children but also his father-in-law Mr. Sargent Shriver and his mother-in-law Eunice Shriver. He really looked up to his family. His every decision had been consultation between Arnold and Maria. Arnold looked up to Maria a lot and admired her very much. i read in one of Arnold’s interview that he still talks to Maria often.
Arnold’s career had been a roller-coaster ride wherein his initial dream as to build the most muscular body and conquer the world of bodybuilding after coming to America and become a highly successful actor of Hollywood. But he writes that after achieving both these goals he decided in a very crucial step in his life to contest the elections for Governorship and fascinatingly he succeeded even in this so difficult choice of a career. In fact after winning the Recall election for Governorship he had made some mistakes like calling the Legislature “girlie men” due to which many were hurt.
He writes that in the first term he had not a good relations with Legislature. Also the unions were a source of major roadblock and worry. He became immersed in these problems. Also the state California was facing fiscal-budget problems and there was recession throughout the world. After his first term as Governor he became indulged in lots of issues but after successfully being reelected once again for another term he changed his staff and became mellowed down and more open to communication with the Legislatures and decided to build the infrastructure of California and carry out health reforms and apologized to the voters for letting them down and in his second term he overcame the roadblocks that had him worried. Of course being a Republican and his wife Maria being Democrat due to her Kennedy family gave him an advantage to work with both Republicans and Democrats.
He writes that when he came to America as immigrant he watched speech of President Richard Nixon which inspired him a lot and he said he would also be a Republican. Arnold also worked in George Bush Senior’s Staff of President’s Council of Health and Physical Fitness as a Chairman. He writes that when the American soldiers were deployed in Kuwait Arnold supplied weight-training supply of equipments to Kuwait so that the American soldiers in Kuwait could work out. Arnold went to visit South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, Russia’s Gorbachev, met the great boxer Muhammad Ali, and all the big and important personalities including cordial relations with former President Bill Clinton and now President Barrack Obama despite them being Democrat. Arnold writes that he has received the maximum satisfaction and pleasure while he was the Governor of California, among all the other careers that he had chosen and worked in.
Arnold has been and still is involved with the Special Olympics, the Inner City Games, Mr. Universe, Mr. Olympia, Arnold Classic.
