Despite Jay Cutler Ending His Unparalleled Reign, Ronnie Coleman Picks Bodybuilder With Zero Mr. Olympia as His Favorite Competitors

The reigning champion and legend of the American bodybuilding history, with eight consecutive Mr. Olympia titles Ronnie Coleman pilots his own YouTube channel after retiring in 2007. The bodybuilding legend renounces the gym and keeps himself occupied managing the supplements and apparel brand with the Ronnie Coleman Signature series. The Flex Wheeler and Coleman locked horns a myriad of times, yet their comradeship and mutual respect for one another are vaunted and one which is only found in the mythic-fiction characters. 

In a recent, Ask Me Anything session with the eight times Mr. Olympia champion on his YouTube channel, fans catechize Coleman with the top five questions.  

Ronnie Coleman’s all-time favorite bodybuilder   

Coleman anew the version of Ask Me Anything round, kicking off with a question put forth by a fan, “What was the most food you ever ate?” To which Ronnie answers with great munificence quoting, “When we were in college we used to have pizza eating contest at Pizza Inn, wherein it was a dollar, and I guarantee you I won every single time–33 slices.” The questionnaire goes on and on, with a fan questioning Ronnie, “Is anything you’re scared of?” Coleman bestows a sarcastic response to this question by dating back to the time when he was a policeman.  

Furthermore, a fan comes up with one of his favorite questions, “Favorite competitor from the 90s,” this question is self-explanatory if one has ever looked at the bodybuilding realm of Ronnie Coleman in the 90s. Hence Ronnie Coleman reverted to a response, “Ronnie Coleman.”

Back in 1998, Flex polished off as the runner-up to Coleman for the third time. The two giants used to have unparalleled competitiveness and mutual admiration for each other, while both of them never missed a trial to garner publicity and show off their stardom. Ronnie was overpowered by Flex Wheeler 11 out of 12 times. However, during the seven years of his bodybuilding career, Coleman ensured that he never strayed from the Wheeler. 

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The last question put forth by a fan quotes, “Have you ever felt like giving up?” Coleman once again took the bolt and responded with benevolence by saying, “I felt like giving up for exactly three seconds on 1997 Arnold Classic prejudging when I just got beaten by somebody I  thought I should never have lost.” Ronnie goes on to say that he was 5 ‘11 and 250 pounds and yet he thought of quitting bodybuilding because he had a job at the police department. 

Ronnie Coleman didn’t give up 

As scribbled by Coleman, when he was developing reasoning to quit, a boy whispered to him, “Shut up man.” His sagacity made him comprehend that “quitting bodybuilding would mean losing the free membership at the gym.” 

The 8x Mr. Olympia winner kicked off his career in bodybuilding to get a free membership at the gym. Hence, no matter how absurd it may sound, in real life, most of the time, champions and conquering heroes are produced as a matter of chance more than choice. What do you think? Do comment below.

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