Being born in a small village in Austria, life was tough for Arnold Schwarzenegger. He used to sell ice cream at the age of eight. Over the years, the seven-time Mr. Olympia has ventured into various realms. Apart from bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger is also known for his incredible movie roles, his time as governor, his various businesses, etc. However, the job that he considers his favorite out of all these was his time as governor of California.

Schwarzenegger is looking forward to the release of his new book, ‘Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life,’ and has been promoting it for the past few weeks. As part of the promotion events, Schwarzenegger recently appeared in an interview with renowned comedian Conan O’Brien. Among many other things that the duo discussed, Arnold revealed that despite being the ‘toughest,’ Schwarzenegger liked his time as the governor of California.

Arnold Schwarzenegger gives insights into his personal preferences

Schwarzenegger is arguably someone who likes to try out different things and even excels at all the jobs. Having worked in various fields over the years, Schwarzenegger saw his role as Governor of California as the most fruitful. Despite it being tough, he believes the job taught him a lot about the nation’s functioning. In a recent revelation, Schwarzenegger stated, “It was the toughest job without any doubt because to bring 120 legislators together and make them agree on anything, it’s kind of like impossible. But we made it possible. We figured it out.”

Continuing further, he explained in the interview, “To serve 40 million people and to be the governor of the greatest state in the union—to be governor of that, it’s just unbelievable. The responsibility and you learn a lot. I mean, it was the most extraordinary learning experience.”

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Schwarzenegger, who refused his governor’s salary and used it for charity, was once even forced to fill a pothole. But why was that? Let’s take a look.

Arnold’s zeal for social service

A few months ago, Schwarzenegger posted a video of himself and a few neighbors fixing a pothole on his Instagram account. He explained that the hole had been bothering the people of the area for quite a while now. “Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been scre*ing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,” he revealed.

Despite the authorities being aware of the situation, there was no improvement in the situation. As a result, Schwarzenegger and his team decided to fill the pothole. Posting a video of the same, he wrote, “I always say, let’s not complain; let’s do something about it. Here you go.”

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Despite being the former governor, Schwarzenegger did not hesitate to take the necessary equipment and handle the situation himself. What are your views on this? Let us know in the comments.