From Cowboys & Indians, the "magazine of the west" (September 2004).
• When asked if big-screen success could bring him as much satisfaction as body-building victories

In sports, you learn competition means go after it, win it. And not to let anything else interfere. It's something you learn, and it sticks with you. I consider myself an expert in looking into a particular idea or goal and then going after it without anything else in mind... It's always the same kind of thing. You pick a goal, and then you just go after it, accomplish it, and get satisfaction out of that.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In sports, you learn competition means go after it, win it. And not to let anything else interfere. It's something you learn, and it sticks with you. I consider myself an expert in looking into a particular idea or goal and then going after it without anything else in mind... It's always the same kind of thing. You pick a goal, and then you just go after it, accomplish it, and get satisfaction out of that." in the context of "From Cowboys & Indians, the "magazine of the west" (September 2004).
• When asked if big-screen success could bring him as much satisfaction as body-building victories" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

About Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born 30 July 1947) is an Austrian-born American actor, Republican politician, bodybuilder, businessman, who was the 38th Governor of California.