Whoah! Wow guys! Thanks for all the support. Robby, you've always been supportive of me, I can't thank you enough! Bob, you said one day I'd be a great middleweight, well.... didn't happen, but how bout' that welterweight!!! Listen guys, I can't thank all of you enough for being supportive. A funny thing happened in 2002. I began placing well at the national level. It wasn't really til then that I believed that I could actually be a pro. Now, understand, I never believed I could be Mr. O, nor do I believe that now, but I am proud, VERY proud to say that I am an IFBB pro. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am first and foremost a businessman. A businessman who just loves to compete. I have very seldom put bodybuilding first and everything else second, when I have, I have failed miserably. I can honestly say that I can compete because I work, I wouldn't change that for anything. What am I going to do with my pro card many of you ask? Well, first off, I will accept it graciously
, then, I will try, over the course of a year or two or three, to put on as much quality muscle as possible, all while I, get married, continue my business endeavors(you guys will here a lot more about this real soon!), with the blessing of God, begin a family, and then, if my finances allow it, I would love to compete in the IFBB as pro, especially since they now have an under 202 lbs. class. It would be a pleasure to be able to say that I have competed with the world's elite bodybuilders. Thanks again to all of you for the support and kind words! Here is a pic from the evening finals where I weighed about 172lbs.
Carlo Filippone, 2007 Welterweight national champ, IFBB Pro
