Lee Haney

Rightly as it is said that the one who realizes his true potential cannot be very far away from knowing what he deserves and working hard towards achieving it. One of the best examples in this regard is the former American IFBB professional body builder, Lee Haney.

Ideally Lee needs no introduction because his record of winning eight Mr. Olympia titles without pausing for a single year speaks for the man himself, his grit and labor that went behind him achieving it. Born on November 11, 1959, Haney is a devoted Christian who is known to teach people not only the essentials of how to grow physically but spiritually strong also. His quote, ‘ Train to stimulate not annihilate' has been received with great respect and admiration by the body building fraternity. Haney runs his own program on ‘Trinity Broadcasting Network' called as the ‘TotaLee fit with Lee Haney' where he is most often graced by other sportsmen and sometimes his wife.

Lee's career shot off with him winning the Teen Mr. America Tall in 1979. This was then followed by him standing first in three consecutive contests namely Junior Nationals Heavy weight & Overall, Nationals Heavyweight & Overall and World Amateur Championships Heavy weight in 1982. Haney never went below third position in winning the Grand Prix titles from myriad countries which mainly included England , Las Vegas Sweden and Switzerland in 1983 followed Germany in the year 1987. He also won the Night of Champions in 1983. However, it was his Mr. Olympia win for eight years straight from 1984 till 1991 that made him the favorite bodybuilder of the masses. His passion and determination went on to impress the then President of United States of America so much that he appointed Lee as the Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Lee Haney is 5'10” in height. His Competition weight is 244lbs and Off season weight stays around 260 lbs.

Lee has earned a degree in Child Psychology and was also the member of the football team during his college days. He was finally succeeded by Lynn Swann after his last Olympia win.

Thus we see that Lee has been an active sportsperson all through but it is his passion that actually made him choose his career and finally do justice to it.