{"id":18732,"date":"2017-03-05T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T01:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=18732"},"modified":"2023-09-20T20:23:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T01:23:25","slug":"3rd-time-around-arnold-sports-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/05\/3rd-time-around-arnold-sports-festival-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Time Around: Arnold Sports Festival 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Well I didn’t get a picture or autograph, but I still saw one of my biggest heroes ever for the third time.<\/div><\/div>
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Arnold Schwarzenegger!!<\/div><\/div>
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I went to his annual seminar on March 5, which always happens on the last day of his 4-day Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio.<\/div><\/div>
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This festival was started by Arnold and a local Ohio businessman, Jim Lorimer, in the 1970s.<\/div><\/div>
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It encompasses bodybuilding, wrestling, MMA, archery, and basically any sport you can think of.<\/div>
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Hundreds of thousands of people come to this each year.<\/div>
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It has expanded to several other parts of the world, but its main hub is always Columbus, Ohio.<\/div><\/div>
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Arnold’s seminar is the best way to actually see him.<\/div>
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He appears at several events throughout the week, but with this, he sits down and tells stories about his life, career, and talks motivation.<\/div><\/div>
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One of his longtime friends and former bodybuilder himself and actor, Franco Columbo, was there, too.<\/div>
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He actually walked by me to get to his seat in the audience, which was cool.<\/div>
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He eventually got on stage with Arnold and talked some as well, which was great.<\/div><\/div>
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Arnold did say that the sequel to his movie Twins is being written. This has been in the works for sometime, so to hear him say this in a public forum was cool.<\/div><\/div>
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He has a drama coming out on video next month called Aftermath, which was actually shot in Columbus. Check it out when it’s released. It looks really good.<\/div><\/div>
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Arnold said all is good with his life.<\/div><\/div>
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If I could be as successful and as happy as he is, even in the smallest way, then I can say I’ve done well.<\/div><\/div>
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I’ve been a fan of this man since I was 8 or 9 years old (I’ll be 35 this year. The same day he turns 70. July 30th.)<\/div><\/div>
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He’s still getting new fans, too.<\/div><\/div>
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A boy, 9-years-old I believe, told Arnold that he is his biggest fan and asked him who would win in a fight of Terminator vs. Robocop? Arnold asked the boy “Who do you think?” The boy said “Terminator?” And Arnold said “Alright”.<\/div><\/div>
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Very nice man.<\/div><\/div>
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I’ll always be a fan.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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