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PROFILE BY WERNER BEUKES, EDITOR THE WILLIAM BONAC STORY Muscle Evolution caught up with William “The Conqueror” Bonac, IFBB Pro, Mr. Olympia competitor, Y3T-follower and Team USN athlete, to find out about his views on bodybuilding and how to overcome setbacks and adversity in life. William, your rise to bodybuilding greatness required that you overcome a great deal more than just building a physique worthy of the biggest bodybuilding stage in the world – the Mr. Olympia. What people don't realise is that you were, at one point, down and out and living out of your car. Is that true? Yes, I was going through a particularly rough patch in my life. There are circumstances in life you can't control. I had lost my job and my home which subsequently forced me to sleep in my car. I could have stayed at a friend's house, but I did not want to bother FACT FILE BIRTHDATE: 18 May 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Ghana CURRENT RESIDENCE: Netherlands HEIGHT: 1.74m OFF-SEASON WEIGHT: 111kg CONTEST WEIGHT: 102kg COACH: Neil Hill MOTTO IN LIFE: PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH. NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS. 26 Muscle Evolution williambonacofficial william_bonac