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The Ultimate Arnold Schwarzenegger Photo Timeline

The Ultimate Arnold Schwarzenegger Photo Timeline

The name Arnold Schwarzenegger means many things to many people. For some, he is a bodybuilding icon and 7 time Mr. Olympia. Others see Arnold as the Terminator or the Governator.

Get to da choppa!

However you view Arnold Schwarzenegger, one thing's for certain...he is a legend and a modern day renaissance man. Whatever goal he set for himself, he conquered. Arnold has been the king of bodybuilding, the king of Hollywood and the king of California.

The following photo timeline will take you on an Arnold journey, from teen to bodybuilding to Terminator to Govenator and beyond.

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Schoolboy to Teen Years

School Age Arnold Schwarzenegger
"I was always dreaming about very powerful people - dictators and things like that. I was just always impressed by people who could be remembered for hundreds of years, or even, like Jesus, be for thousands of years remembered."
Teen Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Powerlifter

Arnold Schwarzenegger Powerlifter
"The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character."
Arnold Schwarzenegger Powerlifting
"I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way. I hope it never will."

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Bodybuilder and Mr. Olympia

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bodybuilder
"The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bodybuilder
"Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bodybuilder
"The unique thing about bodybuilding is that when I compete it is just me on a stage alone. There is no field, no bat, no ball, no skis, no skates. All other athletes have to use equipment, like a football. But I don't use anything in competition except myself. It's just me up there. Me alone. No coach. No nothing."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bodybuilder
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Goofball

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Goofball
"For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Goofball
"The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that."

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Hollywood

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan
"You can scream at me, call me for a shoot at midnight, keep me waiting for hours - as long as what ends up on the screen is perfect."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Predator
"I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator
"What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall
"If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything."

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Govenator

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
"We made, actually, history, because it was the first time ever that doctors could prove that a lifelong Republican has a heart."

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Up Close and Personal

Arnold Schwarzenegger Boot Collection
"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cigars
"What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?"
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