If you're speaking of the judges from the 1980 Mr. Olympia, most of them were good friends or business associates with Arnold and they consistently placed him high in all the rounds. Only two judges scored Arnold lower. When I was referring to having to be there, I was thinking of Danny Padilla from the 1981 Olympia. Danny looked amazing and most people who were not at the show but have seen pictures of him think he should have won. I was there and Danny, although he looked his best ever, was a little small compared to everyone else and he faded somewhat during the comparisons. I had Platz in first and Callender in second with Danny in third. However, if you weren't there, you wouldn't know Danny was smaller based on the photos of him by himself. In those pics, he looks like the winner. I interviewed or talked to Bill Pearl, Boyer Coe, Chris Dickerson, Samir Bannout, Wayne Gallasch, John Terilli, Roger Walker, Roy Callender and Roy Duval and they were all at the show, either competing or watching the contest. Only Wayne and John thought Arnold should have won.
