It's really easy to forget just how incredible Ronnie was...
We think about the battles between him and Jay and the later years in his career after his 2003 SHELLACKING of the entire industry, but (speaking for myself) we don't always think about those middle years when he was building his legend and just how freaking dominant he was. '98, '99, '00 Olympia and that 2001 ASC that man just had no equal.
I stilll remember 1998. I was in college, working at a gym and ordering supplements from Europa and asking him what he thought about the upcoming O and he replied with NO hesitation "Oh, Ronnie Coleman is going to win!" I said "Dude...come on!" He goes "No... Not only is he going to win, he's going to win more than a couple of them!"
We bet a case of Renutrient (IYKYK) and, needless to say, I never saw THAT free case!
Anyway, great post. What a freaking freak!