so it was joe weider that brought me to america, to the greatest country in the world, to give me the opportunity to train in gold's gym and to get me a little apartment. i came over here with absolutely nothing. it was his help. i had $20 in the pocket and some sweaty clothes in the gym bag. but let me tell you, i had this one little apartment, and on thanksgiving, the bodybuilders from gold's gym came to my apartment and they brought me , pillows, dishes, silverware, all of these things i didn't have, and even a black and white tv and the transistor radio, which i still have today on the end table next to my bed. the generosity that i saw the , amount of help that i got when i came to america was absolutely extraordinary, and i saw firsthand how generous the american people are. and then in gold's gym, there was a magical place with all of the champions, mr. americas, mr. world, mr. universe, everyone was training, powerlifters, olympic champions and so on. , and they helped me change from an amateur champion to a professional champion. and after that, i won champion after champions