In terms of intelligence, adaptability, family life and everything outside of bodybuilding, Mark has plenty of character.
Just briefly - he has a successful business which looks to be a multi-million dollar one, a beautiful wife, three beautiful daughters, and he is spiritually fulfilled. He does all this while being a great pro.
When I look at most pros, the only thing I see they have that I would want is a greater than average ability to gain muscle mass and stay cut. Mark is probably the only pro so far other than Don Youngblood who I can look up to in other areas of my life. The only thing I have over Mark is a few inches of height lol.
Don Youngblood's dead when it seems like he didn't need to be . . . maybe something wasn't right about his priorities.
Mark should quit all the "Jesus" stuff and start worshipping his ancestors.
I'm tired of his spiritual crap, b/c it's always followed by "he has a beautiful wife, three beautiful daughters and a multimillion dollar business." even if mark doesn't come out and brag himself, there's always that "God has blessed me b/c I'm such a good guy attitude to it.
Guess what? plenty of people--including his training partner kodiakwannabe--don't have and won't have all that shit just bc/ they love jesus. loving jesus has nothing to do with all that shit. his fucking dad and mom have verything to do with it. Who do you think cosigns the loans you need to get business off the ground?mark has his own hard work to thank in part, but mostly he needs to be glad that fate placed him in a family that trained him to work and was able to provide him with resources to succeed.
jesus has fuckall to do with it, and so does being a good person or havign character as you put it--character will help you die w/o regrets, but it won't get you a wife who dresses skimpy while preaching at everybody. hey man, someone needs to tell her about what jesus promised those who are "stumbling blcoks" if you want to build a multimillion dollar produce business, look into importing some mexians or dominicans who won't hassle you for healthcare.
if you want material success, first, try to be bron in the right family, and second, be born in the right family.
You go to church for different reasons.