You look up to a criminal and conmen. The guy has been to jail for a good reason. I believe he was involved in scamming senior citizens if i remember correctly. Not to mention, the guy was a hard core drug abuser at one point. I am not refering to PEDs either.
Good points. But it's an incorrect assumption that I look up to him. His life and stories are interesting to me; the guy has lived a unique life, and has a knack for writing and sharing stories of his past. His stories from the glory days at Golds are epic. You can't argue that.
Im not saying he's an angel or a role model. Everyone has made mistakes in life, but ...since he has made a name for himself in bodybuilding, (grown up, changed his ways, pursued a more positive path in life), I don't really understand the hatred for the man. Unless you can share experiences to change my opinion, my opinion is a valid one. I only know him as John the bodybuilding writer; my opinion is not whatever he did as a young idiot kid, because God knows we've all done stupid shit.
PS even billy guns thinks John is a good guy, and Billy hates EVERYONE lol