bullshit, that's like saying Dorian will always be remembered for quitting b/c he was scared of losing in 98. You're just adding your own preface to demean Ronnie. If he wins his 9th sandow, then Ronnie will always be remembered as the winningest Mr. Olympia of all-time. I would be much more impressed by a person/team who wins their sport's most prestigious title 9 years out of 10 than who wins only 6 times and calls it quits.
Its NOT like saying Dorian was scared the guy was a proven winner , he retired on his terms because the tricep tear was so severe he could NOT train with the same intensity and with the same amount of weight he retired because he couldn't compete at HIS level
Common sense tells you Ronnie will be the winningest Mr Olympia ever no fucking kidding however he'll always be remembered as blowing the big one period , Haney was going for the record in 1991 to beat Arnold's record and won he didn't blow it
And thats your problem you don't put Ronnie's wins in context , typical Coleman fan you are equate quantity with quality
Dorian's reign he was NEVER once in danger of losing he dominated every single one of his wins
Ronnie had 4 close calls
Dorian's level of competition is in all probability the best in the history of the sport
Ronnie's wasn't Ronnie reigned over guys that Yates dominated at much better personal bests and Ronnie's man competition would be left for dead in the extremely competitive 1990s , its not Ronnie's fault the competition was ho-hum but whats the sense of claiming how great he was if his competition wasn't that great?
So you may be impressed more with more titles over mediocre competition but that doesn't change the fact that Dorian absolutely dominated a much higher caliber of field , never came close to losing on any occasion and retired without a defeat , Ronnie lost the 2002 SOS and the 2006 Mr Olympia Dorian never lost anything
And if Ronnie doesn't win number 9 his legacy will be tarnished as the guy who should retired with 8 straight instead of the guy who was great at one time and consistantly got worse , of wait thats how it is already
