"Don't be afraid of failure," advises Arnold Schwarzenegger

Legendary bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated success in all areas of life he chose. From competing on stage to moving to Hollywood and even to a political career where he became the Governor of California.

Schwarzenegger gained popularity in the mid-1970s. The Austrian native was crowned Mr. Olympia seven times. He was surpassed only by Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney, who won the Olympia eight times.

Arnold also expressed his concerns about where the sport is headed in terms of favoring mass monsters over the traditional figures of the golden era. He warned of the serious damage to athletes' health that today's trend brings.

In the past decade, the bodybuilding world has lost many athletes, many times more than other sports. Most American football players die at a much older age than bodybuilders, despite a multitude of problems. Even in MMA, compared to professional bodybuilding, premature death is rather the exception,

said Schwarzenegger, who dominated the Mr. Olympia competition seven times in his career.

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In a video uploaded to Instagram, Arnold revealed what keeps people from succeeding. He encouraged his followers by sharing his personal experiences and hinted that he never had an alternative plan, and went all in on what he chose.

I hate plan B. People perform better in sports and everything else if they don't have a plan B. I'm telling you, I've never, ever had a plan B. I made a full commitment to go and become a bodybuilding champion, I made a full commitment to be in America, I made a full commitment to get into show business, no matter what it took to get there.

One of the main reasons people want to have a plan B is because they're afraid of failure.

Let me tell you something, don't be afraid of failure. Because there's nothing wrong with failure. You have to fail to climb the ladder. There's no one who doesn't fail. It's okay. What's not okay is if you fail, you stay down.

Whoever stays down is a loser.

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