“I’ll Never Forget My Mom Crying”: $800 Million Man Dwayne Johnson Reveals Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Hidden Role In Making Him One Of The World’s Richest Men

Dwayne Johnson is an inspiration to many people around the world. The wrestler-turned-actor has put in tremendous work to reach new heights of fame and success. A former WWE Champion, The Brahma Bull today is one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. He achieved all this after years of hard work and dedication.

As a lot of people look up to The Rock, he admitted that bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger inspired him during a particularly tough time early in his life. DJ revealed how The Austrian Oak changed his life for the good.

As many people may know, The Rock came from humble beginnings to achieve global stardom. During his teenage years, the future Hollywood star was evicted from his apartment and cut from the CFL. In an interview with Muscle and Fitness, DJ revealed how Arnold Schwarzenegger inspired him to come out of that difficult time.

Dwayne Johnson talked about Arnold’s influence on his life

Dwayne Johnson is a role model to many of his followers. The Hollywood star’s work ethic is second to none, and he brings that discipline into every aspect of his life, whether it is wrestling, movies, business, or sweating it out in the gym. All this stems from his early life when he turned to emulate Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s popularity transcended bodybuilding. Arnie followed a simple formula for success and that was to put your head down and work hard. This showed as he became a world-renowned bodybuilder and a top action movie star later. His success was down to his dedication to build the impressive physique that he maintained for years. He had risen from adversity to become a global icon.

The Rock faced his own challenges growing up. An eviction from his apartment and being cut from the CFL left him devastated. He then decided to work out and build up his body. He had seen how guys like Arnold, were successful because of their physique and wanted to emulate that.

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In an interview with Muscle and Fitness, DJ opened up on seeing the success of the Governator drove him to bodybuilding. He recalled that after his eviction at 14 years of age he started working out. The Rock said, “I’ll never forget my mom crying and I’ll never forget the thought I had: ‘Well the only thing I can do is just go build my body,’ because the men who were successful that I knew of—Stallone, Arnold, Bruce Willis—they were men of action.”

It is easy to understand why The Brahma Bull idolized Arnie and other such big men. Their physique had brought them great opportunities in other fields and they went on to achieve tremendous success. For The Rock, there was no looking beyond these men for motivation to make a career.

Indeed, he followed Schwarzenegger’s path of hard work and discipline and it took him to new heights. After an early struggle, he became a huge wrestling star with WWE. DJ then repeated the trick in Hollywood and stands tall not just as a popular celebrity but as a world-recognized brand. He went from having a mere $7 in his pocket to being an $800 million worth Hollywood star.

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