#417 Arnold Schwarzenegger

0:00It was the summer I turned 15.

0:01A magical season for me because that year I discovered exactly what I wanted to do with my life.

0:06It was more than a young boy's mere pipe dream of a distant hazy future.

0:11Confused fantasies of being a fireman, detective, sailor, test pilot, or spy.

0:16I knew.

0:17I knew I was going to be a bodybuilder.

0:20It wasn't simply that either.

0:22I would be the best bodybuilder in the world.

0:25The greatest.

0:26I'm not exactly sure why I chose bodybuilding, except that I loved it.

0:30I loved it from the first moment my fingers closed around a barbell and I felt the challenge and exhilaration of hoisting the heavy steel plates above my head.

0:39I had always been involved in sports through my father.

0:42With my father's encouragement, I first got into organized competitive sports when I was 10.

0:47However, by the time I was 13, team sports no longer satisfied me.

0:52I was already off on an individual trip.

0:54I disliked it when we won a game and I didn't get personal recognition.

0:59The only time I really felt rewarded was when I was singled out as being the best.