Life at 63, for Arnold Schwarzenegger, is a titanic
clash between human frailty and dazzling possibility. "I feel
terrific about where I am ∈ my life, when I look back at
what I´ve accomplished," he says over a late lunch at
[5] London´s Savoy Hotel, his much mimicked Teutonic
rumble competing with a teatime pianist. "But I feel shitty
when I look at myself ∈ the mirror."
It´s a jolt to hear Schwarzenegger - a five-time Mr.
Universe and seven-time Mr. Olympia before he was
[10] Conan the Barbarian, the Terminator, and ultimately the
Governator - musing about his own decay. Although his
friend James Cameron, the director who cast him ∈True
Lies and the Terminator movies, points out, " Arnold´s
version of ´shitty´ and everybody else´s at that age are
[15] two different things."
Normally ∈ motion, Schwarzenegger is enjoying a
rare moment of reflection. His two terms as California
governor started with a host of accomplishments and postpartisan
good will, but then sputtered out three and a half
[20] months ago with the state ∈ fiscal meltdown.
Schwarzenegger \left office with a job-approval rating ∈ the
low 20s, just like Governor Gray Davis, the Democrat he
ousted ∈ the circuslike recall election of october 2003.
Now he is trying to figure out the next big thing in
[25] his implausible journey from Austrian bodybuilder to action
hero to American politician. There is no obvious master
plan. However expectations are sky-high for wath he might
accomplish with his unique combination of ⋆ power,
political connections and policy chops. Schwarzenegger will
[30] continue working with the United nations on global climate
change, his signature issue as governor. He will also work
for infrastructure development and immigration reform,
while supporting after-shcool programs and the Special
Olympics, and appearing at the Arnold Classic, his annual
[35] bodybuilding and sports convention ∈Ohio.
Former secretary of state George Shultz believes
that he will be remembered by his accomplishments and
says: "The is a different feeling about him than about
Gray Davis. He could walk anywhere ∈ the state and
[40] people would want his autograph."
(From Arnold's Wild Fload Trip ∈NEWSWEEK, Aprill 25, 2011)
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