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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #25 on: September 16, 2008, 04:51:39 AM »
WTF? He won the title 8 consecutive times, more than anyone else! How man should he have gone for, 20 consecutive???
Unlike many Pro BBs, the man has a wife, children and A LIFE! He was a complete peerson not just a bodybuilder.
Geez what a question  ::)
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #26 on: September 16, 2008, 04:54:41 AM »
Jeebus.
And Dorian.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #27 on: September 16, 2008, 10:55:20 AM »
Quote from: fearANDloathing on September 16, 2008, 04:51:39 AM
WTF? He won the title 8 consecutive times, more than anyone else! How man should he have gone for, 20 consecutive???
Unlike many Pro BBs, the man has a wife, children and A LIFE! He was a complete peerson not just a bodybuilder.
Geez what a question  ::)

As I said, some folks are trying to convince folks and themselves that Haney retired, out of fear of Yates.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #28 on: September 16, 2008, 11:49:19 AM »
brutal owning

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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #29 on: September 16, 2008, 11:54:45 AM »
I am very surprised to see all the positive comments regarding Haney!  If people can remember way back in the late 80's to 91, the exact opposite happened; Most people were saying he was given a 'gift' or whatever, when he won later Olympias (like Labrada was THAT much of threat?).  I for one am glad to see the positive comments for Haney.  Back in the days it was always, "his biceps are too small", "he didn't deserve to win #6", etc.

It's almost funny.  Haney, like Ronald Reagan, years after the fact he is now getting his just due.  Yeah Reagan wasn't a bodybuilder, but when he was President, he was trashed talked constantly.  Since his death, nothing but nice things are said about Reagan.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #30 on: September 16, 2008, 12:10:53 PM »
Nice grandma hair on the English dude...
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #31 on: September 16, 2008, 12:26:33 PM »
Quote from: BishopLord on September 16, 2008, 11:54:45 AM
I am very surprised to see all the positive comments regarding Haney!  If people can remember way back in the late 80's to 91, the exact opposite happened; Most people were saying he was given a 'gift' or whatever, when he won later Olympias (like Labrada was THAT much of threat?).  I for one am glad to see the positive comments for Haney.  Back in the days it was always, "his biceps are too small", "he didn't deserve to win #6", etc.

It's almost funny.  Haney, like Ronald Reagan, years after the fact he is now getting his just due.  Yeah Reagan wasn't a bodybuilder, but when he was President, he was trashed talked constantly.  Since his death, nothing but nice things are said about Reagan.
I don't think most people were saying he was given gifts at all. There are always naysayers/complainers about placings, but the only Olympia that I recall being disputed by many was the so-called "natural Olympia" that many feel Labrada won. Haney was completely dominant during his era, in my opinion.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #32 on: September 16, 2008, 12:30:12 PM »
Quote from: MCWAY on September 16, 2008, 10:55:20 AM
As I said, some folks are trying to convince folks and themselves that Haney retired, out of fear of Yates.

Are people really that stupid?  I dig Doz as much as the next guy, but he was not in Haney's league.  8 Olympias!  'nuff said. :-*
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #33 on: September 16, 2008, 01:16:51 PM »
In Yates, Haney finally had a competitor who had a back that could compete with his own. 

Plus Yates was hungry and willing to push everything to the limit.

Haney did the smart thing.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #34 on: September 16, 2008, 01:17:54 PM »
Quote from: Benny Blanco on September 15, 2008, 07:54:03 AM
Intelligence.  ;)

I second that.  Lee Haney happened to be one of the nicest person that I've ever met.  He's always positive and very personable to his fans and just a genuine good guy.  Also a great example of what a christian should be.  He walks the talk.

Anyone who knows him will say the same thing.  He's also had the biggest freaking chest and traps that I've ever seen on a pro BB too.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #35 on: September 16, 2008, 01:19:11 PM »
Regardless of the judging, Dorian wasn't even close to Haney.


Compared to Haney, Dorian was pec-less.


his v-taper destroyed dorian's:
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #36 on: September 16, 2008, 01:21:06 PM »
I seem to recall at the time Haney stating that that would be his last Olympia and he came into the shape you would expect if he wanted to go out on a high note.  I think the Yates rise was coincidental, providing a real challenge in his final try, but Haney did win fair and square.  The only Olympia he shouldn't have won was the one someone earlier called the "natural Olympia", and in that case I agree it should have been Labrada.  It would be a much more interesting sport if the guy who should win, wins, rather than this "having to knock out the champion" nonsense (and even then, it doesn't always happen).  Imagine if Arnold lost in 80 or Franco in 81 or Haney once, or Yates twice, or Coleman twice, or Cutler once, etc.  I don't think it would have tarnished any of these guy's legacies in the least.  It's almost like the Olympia is judged the way it is because of precedent more so than any practical reasoning.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #37 on: September 16, 2008, 01:24:40 PM »
Lee Haney is the greatest ever.

The last Mr Olympia who people want to look like.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #38 on: September 16, 2008, 01:26:08 PM »
ALL TRUE ABOUT HANEY,PECS,BACK,TRAPS HUNG OFF FRAME AND JOINTS.YATES HAD GRANITE HARDNESS BUT DID NOT HAVE THAT LOOK EARLY ON.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #39 on: September 16, 2008, 01:27:19 PM »
Quote from: Neptuno on September 16, 2008, 01:24:40 PM
Lee Haney is the greatest ever.

The last Mr Olympia who people want to look like.

If u mean ppl in general so it's not Lee Haney but may be Frank Zane..Not all ppl like 2 be 245 pound of hard rocks..
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #40 on: September 16, 2008, 01:29:18 PM »
Quote from: Neptuno on September 16, 2008, 01:24:40 PM
Lee Haney is the greatest ever.

The last Mr Olympia who people want to look like.

No one wants a distended middle section.
Dorian > Lee the jesus freak.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #41 on: September 16, 2008, 07:05:48 PM »
Lee Haney was every much as Dominating in the 1980s as Dorian was in the 1990s and Ronnie in 2000s, and as people have correcty said here @ the time there was alot of NEGITIVE talk about Lee, mostly about his biceps and to a certain degree his calves, the only MR OLYMPIA in my veiw i don,t think Lee DESERVED was the 1990 Show where Lee did not look good at all...in fact if memory serves me right MOST the bigger guys looked no good as well, ( i think it was actually DRUG tested that year for the first time)  only Lee Labrada and shawn ray looked on the money that year, regardless Lee Haney is still down in HISTORY as the Greatest Bodybuilder ever (jointly with Ronnie Coleman) with Arnold second and Dorian 3rd, since retireing Lee has done alot of charity work with troubled kids etc...nice Bloke and was a good example for BB more power to him.
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #42 on: September 16, 2008, 08:13:12 PM »
Haney was a great Mr. O IMO.

great taper, small waist, huge back - the precursor to a peak Ronnie Coleman years later.

much better than dorian. he was, much like peak Ronnie, mass with class.

not mass with ass.

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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #43 on: September 16, 2008, 11:02:49 PM »
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
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Re: Why did Lee Haney retire at a young age??..
« Reply #49 on: September 16, 2008, 11:21:58 PM »
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