Let's just say that in his later years Buddy was better at competitive eating than anything else. Lest we forget that he was the first, of any of us, to begin the interest in physical fitness.
Bodybuilding became a major part of our regime because of his enthusiasm and desire.
Today is the Marathon. Get out there and do something physically positive. And think of Buddy while you are doing it. I guarantee you will feel better.
As Buddy would say....."Huge by Choice!"
Some additional thoughts from "The Pirate" (aka Bobby Labarre)
"Yes, that is completely true about Buddy as a veritable pioneer, slightly behind Arnold, in bringing Body-Building out of the arcane sidelines of sport-curiosity to the mainstream.
Buddy spoke about Arnold regularly in the early 1970s, probably five years before Pumping Iron (1977). He had the vision to understand that Arnold would be larger than life, by about 1975. I often quietly pondered how Buddy's "vision" to predict many aspects of life was disproportionate to the many road-blocks that he hit along the way. I think this "mis-match" frustrated him greatly, unfortunately."
-Pirate
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Yes, that is completely true about Buddy as a veritable pioneer, slightly behind Arnold, in bringing Body-Building out of the arcane sidelines of sport-curiosity to the mainstream.
Buddy spoke about Arnold regularly in the early 1970s, probably five years before Pumping Iron (1977). He had the vision to understand that Arnold would be larger than life, by about 1975. I often quietly pondered how Buddy's "vision" to predict many aspects of life was disproportionate to the many road-blocks that he hit along the way. I think this "mis-match" frustrated him greatly, unfortunately.
-Pirate
Well said, Pirate!
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