collective “whoa” to subside.
William Bonac stated, “I’m
expecting me and Phil to be the last
men standing on Saturday.” Cedric
McMillan orchestrated a minute of
silence in memory of his fellow “Big
Mac,” Dallas McCarver. Dexter
Jackson, the other Mr. Olympia
winner onstage, exchanged
good-natured barbs with Heath
about who had faced the toughest
lineups. And it was Jackson, then
two months shy of 48, who got off
the most memorable line of the
event in answer to the question:
When are you going to retire? “I
give myself two to three years
every year, and then I keep
winning, so I keep adding two to
three years.” He laughed along
with everyone. “So, two to three
years.”
COMPETITOR no . 1
For the first time, Roelly Winklaar
took a whole year to grow, looking
to better last year’s sixth-place
finish. It was evident from his first
pose that he had indeed,
somehow, managed to pack even
more meat on his 5’8” frame—
those arms! those delts!—but at a
glassy 264, he lacked the requisite
detailing to move up.
COMPETITOR no . 6
The top three is where Shawn
Rhoden resided in four of the
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