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Arnold Schwarzenegger has reached a benchmark where he doesn’t need any introduction. The diversity of fields he had served in his lifetime made him popular among the vast population. But do you know, Arnold Schwarzenegger saw this coming way before he achieved it all? In a 1979 interview, he was asked about how close was he to reaching the goal that he once quoted.

What did Arnold say? What was the goal they were talking about? Did Arnold Schwarzenegger succeed in achieving them? Let’s find out in this article.

What was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s goal?

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The Austrian Oak has always been a visionary man. From leaving his home to coming to a different country and succeeding with domination, it’s not something we see frequently. But Schwarzenegger did it. While depicting his old quote, the interviewer said, “My goal is to get to the stage where I can do absolutely everything that I want to do, which is creating the kind of name and an image so that whatever I do, I will be alright.”

Following it, he asked, “How close are you to that goal?” The confident bodybuilder said, “I am pretty close, but I am still far away at the same time because I am always changing careers, you know, I am going from bodybuilding into acting, and then from acting maybe into producing, and from producing into something else so, I always start all over again.” At that time, he was an established legend in bodybuilding but was new to the entertainment business.

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He had done multiple films and a docudrama by then but was firm about getting big in Hollywood. The 7x Mr. Olympia continued, “You carry with you a certain amount of fame from one field to the other, but I am getting close to it, you know, and what I want really is freedom of doing these things that I want to do and that I do not always have to depend on other people.”

Has Arnold Schwarzenegger reached the position in his life that he aimed for? Let’s have a look.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gigantic achievements 

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The legendary bodybuilder has done many things in the last 50 years. As he aimed for, he has done “absolutely everything”. He began by dominating the bodybuilding world. He won massive titles; moreover, he won millions of hearts and respect from the next generation of bodybuilders. Later, he became one of the biggest global action stars, which he also predicted long before he became one. 

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In addition to these massive achievements, he got into investing and business as well. Moving on in 2003, he became the governor of California, where he served people for another eight years. Schwarzenegger has done it all, and as he said, he reached a place in life where he can pursue anything he wants, and that would have been alright.

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Currently, Arnold Schwarzenegger is inspiring his followers with his newsletter to become more efficient and disciplined in life. Well, Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to have achieved what he aimed for. What do you think about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s capability to pursue his vision and attain it? Let us know in the comments section. 

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