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“Because Losers Stay Down”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Gave a Spirit Lifting Advice to Defeated NFL Superstar and His Team in 2016

Published 09/23/2022, 9:30 AM EDT

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has garnered the title of Mr. Olympia seven times in his career. The Austrian Oak has also excelled in his acting career and his role of being the Governor of California. As a result, his fans are always eager to follow his steps and be like him. In addition, the person who gets a piece of advice can consider himself lucky.

Once Schwarzenegger shared a video of himself dedicating it to Justin James Watt, an NFL player. In the video, the Austrian Oak motivated him to march forward after his former team, Houston Texans, lost the match in 2016.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger opened a treasure of advice for J.J Watt

The astounding football player J.J. first started his career with a college team at the University of Wisconsin. After that, he was drafted into the NFL with the Houston Texans team. Watt played on the team for over a decade, but for some reason, he left the team.

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In 2016, J.J’s team, Houston, had a playoff game with Kansas City Chiefs. The result of the match made Houston go back to the locker room in a bad manner. Their score was recorded as 30-0; however, Watt faced an injury, and the emergency staff took him to the locker room during the match. The whole team went into shock seeing Watt leaving the field. Even after trying their best, the Texans couldn’t stand strong in front of the Chiefs.

As Watt’s team lost the match in 2016, the team members lost hope for other matches. During that time, Arnold came forward like a good friend to motivate the players. He stated in the video, “Hey, J.J., you and the Texans are fantastic. Just remember one thing you didn’t lose the day. I’ll tell you why because losers stay down, and I know you and the Texans. You always get up; that’s why you’re winners and always will be winners.” Boosting their confidence, Schwarzenegger added, “So get going again, get up, put some fire into this team and march forward. Hasta la vista baby.”

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Tracing Arnold and Watt’s bonding back in time

The friendship of Arnold and Watt can be traced to when the legend saw the former Texans player making his impressions. After this, the Terminator star appreciated him by stating that he should do his voice-over in the upcoming Terminator movie. In addition, the two were seen chit-chatting with each other at CMT Music Awards.

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After a month, Watt and Arnold were again captured together. They were clicking selfies on a bench at Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Meanwhile, Arnold’s huge muscular statue added a special touch to their selfie.

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Ishani Yadav

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Ishani Yadav is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Delhi. Ishani spent her childhood playing baseball and badminton, which led to her passion for sports.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa