“This Is Big Money”: Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger Claiming Olympia Prize Money to Be Low, Ronnie Coleman Shares His Experience Post First Olympia Victory

The bodybuilding world has significantly evolved since athletes of the golden age like Arnold Schwarzenegger and others retired. While Arnie once revealed that during his prime days, there was no money in competing, it was a different sphere for bodybuilders after his time.

According to Arnold Schwarzenegger, they did not do it for the money. However, to get rewarded would have been great. The story of the succeeding athletes after him was a little different. Here’s how the King of bodybuilding, Ronnie Coleman feels about the reward that he got from competing in the field of the sport.

Ronnie Coleman says he got big money from Olympia 

Ronnie Coleman recently took to his official YouTube channel and shared a video where he is seen having a candid discussion with the World’s Strongest Man, Brian Shaw. They discuss their journey into the world of the sport. As the video gradually proceeds, Shaw asks the King about the pay that he got from Olympia.

To this he states how it was a really big thing for him. All he did was train and compete with other bodybuilders and he would get paid for that. He said, “Pretty much it was kind of like this is big money here.” The prize money was what motivated Ronnie Coleman to get better at bodybuilding.

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Further in the video, he was also asked about his first win, and what drove him to attain the highest number of Mr. Olympia titles along with Lee Haney in the history of bodybuilding. And here’s what acted as a lubricant to be the best.

Ronnie Coleman credits his first win for being the best

When asked whether he ever imagined that he would be at a point where nobody else could beat him, he replied that the first time he won the title of Mr. Olympia, he wanted to win it again the next year. And this kept on repeating every year and it became his only goal. 

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But well, it was no pressure for him at all. He said, “It was just wanting to win. I’m going to show up and be better.” According to him, the formula for the win is to keep doing it and executing your plans in the right way. Well, looks like it did indeed work well for him. What are your thoughts on Ronnie Coleman? Let us know in the comments section below!