Even though he has been striving to clinch Olympia for many years, Samson Dauda has been unable to do so. This year, he secured third place in the competition, giving major competition to opponents – Hadi Choopan, and Derek Lunsford. However, in other news, Dauda’s win in the 2023 Arnold Classic has put him again in the public eye.
The Nigerian Lion’s Arnold Classic win was marked by an emotional speech he made in front of the seven-time Olympia winner, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The video, which has been doing rounds on the internet, is gaining major fan reaction.
Arnold Classic Champ gets again in the headlines
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In the video of his speech, the Nigerian Lion can be seen showing gratitude for the support and love he got. Dauda said, “I couldn’t be more happier in my life than I am at this moment. I’ve had the best support, I’ve had the best people around me and honestly, I love bodybuilding.”
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Continuing further, he said that bodybuilding saved his life and gave him a chance to achieve something that he never thought was possible. Further in the video, when Arnold Schwarzenegger asked him whether he expected to win the event, Dauda replied“ It’s a surprise. I mean, you hope you could win, you do everything.”
When Schwarzenegger threw another question at him asking, “What are you going to eat tonight?” he said that it has been six months of dieting and now he is just ready to take a break and enjoy life and enjoy living. After watching the recap of Dauda’s speech, his fans could not stop commenting on the post, talking about how they felt about the Nigerian Lion.ADVERTISEMENT
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Samson Dauda gets fans’ love again
One of his fans wrote, “Samson is a Gift for modern Bodybuilding.” “This was a great moment to whiteness ” said another user. One of his Nigerian fans expressed, “Congratulations @samson__dauda we love you here in Nigeria ”
Calling him one of their own, a fan wrote “Our very own dauda.” Expecting a win from him at the 2024 Mr. Olympia, one of the fans wrote, “You are the number one from now on give us a lovely surprise in 2024 MR OLYMPIA.” “What a blessing very humble champion!”, said another user.
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