See why Arnold Schwarzenegger refuses the label ‘self-made.’

It’s hard to think of someone who’s made more out of less than Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 69-year-old actor, philanthropist, bodybuilder, and former governor of California was born in a house with no plumbing in Austria — a country was plagued by food shortages at the time. Like all great people, though, Arnold didn’t become successful…

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Photo credit: Photo by Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons. – Photo taken of Arnold Schwarzenegger at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International.

It’s hard to think of someone who’s made more out of less than Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The 69-year-old actor, philanthropist, bodybuilder, and former governor of California was born in a house with no plumbing in Austria — a country was plagued by food shortages at the time.

Like all great people, though, Arnold didn’t become successful by himself. He had help from teachers, mentors, and motivators — and he’ll be the first to tell you so


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