Phil Heath On Staying Motivated

QUESTION When did you consider yourself a “real” bodybuilder? ANSWER Oct. 8, 2002. On that day, I took a photo of myself and said, “I’m going to become a pro body builder. No more basketball, no more other sports. I don’t know whether or not I’ll turn pro, but this is what I want to do.” I hadn’t competed yet, but I knew that was what I wanted, and I threw myself into the sport completely. I was like a sponge, soaking up all the knowledge I could a