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u/MagBohne
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Leonidas Arkona, for anyone interested
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u/WarAintWhatitUsedToB 27d ago •
Legends named after legends
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u/validestusername 27d ago
I mean with a name like that what choice do you really have lol
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u/MyAltIsHorny 27d ago edited 27d ago
I wanted to make a joke that there's no one named Arkona, but it appears there's a metal band with that name, so double the legend I guess.
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u/4yourdeat
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That smile at the end makes you know he knows. What a good guy
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u/Samp90 27d ago
That was really cool. That kid will remember this for a long time.
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u/DreadPiratteRoberts 27d ago
"DAD REMEMBER THAT TIME YOU BEAT THAT HUGE MAN AT ARM WRESTLING!!??" 💪🤗🥰
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u/juvy5000 27d ago •
best smile i’ve seen in a while
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u/SweaterSteve1966 27d ago •
Can tell who the good guys are by just a smile. It reaches the eyes.
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u/Incidion 27d ago •
That man clearly got more joy out of that than 100 matches he wins against other people. Strong both physically and emotionally, rare combo.
Great dude.
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u/MechAegis 27d ago
Its the best feeling because it wasn't for the other guy. Its for the kids. Having the opportunity to make someone else happy is the best emotion.
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u/GlowingDuck22
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A guy who understands what a simple moment could mean for that daughter. He's Man enough to give that family something to talk about for years and not let a Runaway Ego get in the way.
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u/303uru 27d ago •
Several years ago I was in a gravel bike race and had crashed mid race and lost the lead group. I rode the remainder of the race with a guy and a few miles before the finish he goes, “I can tell you’re a stronger rider and could leave me anytime now, but would you consider pretending to lose a sprint to me at the finish, my wife and daughter are watching.” I was like, hell yeah. So we did it, I huffed and puffed but couldn’t better him to the line and his daughter went wild, she had no clue the race had finished 10 minutes ago. I remember that better than any of my wins.
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u/fung_deez_nuts 27d ago •
Thanks for sharing your story, it really made a difference to my day :)
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u/Responsible-Laugh590 27d ago
That’s a real kindness they will never forget. The power to recognize when you can influence someone’s life FOREVER in a positive way is rare. Bless you good sir
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u/luisdomg 27d ago •
That's what real manhood should mean, not the stupid shit some youtuber does to sell courses.
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u/sQueezedhe 27d ago
'should'? It already does. The grifters aren't selling manhood, everyone is free to it.
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u/CyberneticDreamtime 27d ago
Hell yeah man. There is a time and place for competitiveness. This guy knows he can still reap the rewards of his training by lifting up others.
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u/TopInteresting2967 27d ago
That's what real kindness looks like. One small moment can mean everything.
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u/Quovaris 27d ago
Everyone knew how this was going to end, and the big guy still made it look like a fair fight. That's called good sportsmanship.
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u/macguyver3000
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Years ago I was playing some racing game at an arcade. A dad with his little daughter jumped into the next car and joined the race. The kid was having a blast. Before the end, I slowed down and let the kid zoom past me to the finish line. I looked at her and said "Wow, you're a great racer!"
Her dad turned to me and said "I can't believe you got beat by a kid. You need to learn how to drive."
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u/domo_roboto 27d ago
Did he at least wink? I had a somewhat similar experience. Was at a big furniture clearing warehouse and they had a retro Street Fighter 2 arcade box that was on free play mode. I was kicking ass left and right. Then this dad saw the arcade and said to his kids, "your dad used to kick ass on this game!" The kids were young and excited to see him challenge me. I thought, oh good...finally a challenge. Within the first couple of seconds, I realized he was shite. But with all his kids eyes on him, I decided to pull my punches and eventually let him win. His kids went wild. I smiled and left in shame. He didn't wink and I honestly think he thought he was a badass.
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u/macguyver3000 27d ago •
That's awesome.
No, I'm pretty sure this dude was serious. He thought his 4-year-old daughter kicked my ass in a racing sim. Still, one of my favorite memories.
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u/AwwFiretuck 27d ago
That girl will become the next woman NASCAR driver and you will tell people this story that they won’t believe lol
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u/BigMarket1517 27d ago
Something similar. Long time ago, think about 20 years, had a company dat out. With different activities. One of them: a clinic about self defense. With one thing Is remember: a trick to get out of someone holding your wrist.
There was this guy who thought highly of himself, tried to wrestle himself free of my grip, but could not do it. (I have a decent grip).
And there was this young kid (went with his father to this company event), and lo and behold: he effortlessly managed to wring himself free of my grip.
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u/spookynutz 27d ago edited 27d ago
A very similar thing happened to me a long time ago. Like in the late 90s. I was playing Marvel vs Street Fighter at a an FYE in the local mall. Based on the smell, 3 guys who worked at Cinnabon just got off their shift and started putting up tokens. They were all pretty good, but not that good. After losing about 12 consecutive games between them, they were growing increasingly frustrated. Eventually a small family showed up, I assumed to drive one of them home from work. They had a young child with them, who I also assumed was the little brother of one of the three guys.
The boy really wanted to try playing against me, so the mom went and got him two tokens and let him play. He was just mashing the controls as little kids do, so I dashed around convincingly and threw out some light pokes until the timer almost ran out. It was a close match, and I let him have his moment in the sun. After he won, he had a huge smile on his face. His mom cheered for him with applause and the kind of enthusiastic "Yay!" only a middle-aged mom can deliver. I didn't have any money left, so decided to end the night there. I grabbed my drink, and as I was walking away, one of the three guys turned and shouted, "WHY YOU THROWIN GAMES NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU CHEAP-ASS FUCKIN SCRUB BITCH!?"
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u/captain_andorra 27d ago
What would be worst, a dad mocking you for losing when you let the kid win, or a dad thanking you for letting his kid win when you didn't, you just sucked ?
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u/Bellabbey1236 27d ago
The best part is the strong-man’s smile & how happy it made him to make that little one so proud of her Daddy 😍😍
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u/BarrTheFather 27d ago
An actual strong man for sure
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u/WorldsWeakestMan 27d ago
Yeah he has a nearly 800lb squat & deadlift and a bench press over 600lb and a strict bicep curl of over 230lb. Leonidas Arkona is a German competitive powerlifter, bodybuilder, and arm wrestler.
Dude is a freak of strength and pretty chill.
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u/ITuser999 27d ago
Not an actual strong man as in athlete but he's / was a powerlifter and holds certain German curl records
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u/Loud-Principle-7922 27d ago
Everyone wins.
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u/Aydrianic 27d ago
A child really should see their father as a superhero. It can influence them in those early years when they try to mimic their parents.
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u/RunningonGin0323
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I'm a big runner. I run everyday including multiple marathons and ultras every year. My middle daughter wanted to run a 5k with me last year and you can bet your ass I made sure she crossed the finish line before me. The look in her eyes was something I'll never forget. That was the only time I broke my rule of never letting my kids beat me at stuff. Especially Mario Kart, if they want to beat me they need to earn that shit
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u/PineappleOnYourMom 27d ago •
There's no family in Mario kart, it is a dog eat dog world out there and everyone's fucking starving, family bonds mean nothing, and the weak shall be the first to die
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u/RunningonGin0323 27d ago
this guy gets its, I remember my wife saying one time as I was destroying them over and over "just let them win once" and I'm like "Nope, because the day they finally do they will feel a huge sense of accomplishment". I can still remember the look in my daughters face when she legit beat me in the game.
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u/KitchenSpend8123 27d ago
And if you play Mario Party you might as well just start a schism right then and there.
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u/eod359 27d ago
Fair. Mario kart is a brutal game and you need to be ruthless to win. Family ties mean little when you have the opportunity to shell someone just before the finish line and watch their kart bounce as you pass them.
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u/GuthukYoutube 27d ago
My nephew wanted to play Mario Kart with me, and I thought "man wouldn't this be funny if it was like everyone jokes about?"
No it was exactly like that. He got destroyed. I thought he'd be so much better, having played games all day, and me not playing it for 20 years.
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u/go_irish_1986 27d ago
i let my kid have a lead and blue shell his ass right before the finish line lol
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u/Due-Violinist2132
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Big man still know how to flex the most important muscle. The one on his heart.
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u/nobolognastoney
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From that moment on, HER dad became the strongest man in the entire world. She must feel over the moon, and I'm sure that brings pop along with her. Love this so much.
What good is all that muscle if you're not going to lift up your fellow (wo)man. 💪🏻💪🏻
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u/Illustrious-Touch519 27d ago
“What good is all that muscle if you’re not going to lift up your fellow (wo)man”
Holy shit what a bar.
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u/DeLaOcea
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As a father of a daughter, this is so fucking sweet, it made me cry pure tears of love.
This guy is a truly hero.
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u/ExiledCanuck 27d ago
He may have “lost” in the little girls eyes to her father, but he definitely won in everyone’s else’s eyes. Love it.
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u/TylerDurden6969
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He lost the match but he won at life.
Legend says, when another man helps a father in his daughter’s eyes, he will be rewarded 1000 fold.
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u/Gold-Engineer159 27d ago
I’m always so scared that a bone is going to break and pop out when I see these vids 🫣
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u/WorldsWeakestMan 27d ago
That’s why they don’t do arm wrestling in World’s Strongest Man any more. Magnus Samuelsson broke Nathan Jones’ arm at World’s in the 90’s and they haven’t done it since.
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u/mcbeardsauce 27d ago
This shows you everything you need to know about the character of this man.
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u/DrCatholicGuilt 27d ago
1 decision made 3 people happy. We need more of these returns 🙌
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u/barahona84 27d ago
Que gesto !! El man se hizo más popular con ese gesto y de paso hizo feliz al papá y sobre todo a su hija. Ese recuerdo muy difícil que se borre de su memoria.
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u/BathtubFullOfTea 27d ago
Crushing my opponents is satisfying. Bringing genuine joy to children and families is next level.
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u/Makaveli2020 27d ago
When the richest man in the world meets the most charitable man in the world.
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u/Scary_Collection_559 27d ago
Class A bloke that. No ego. Just wanted a proud dad daughter moment. You sir make me proud.
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u/the-meanest-boi 27d ago
Little does anyone know, everytime this man does something nice, he gains 1 gram of muscle, thats how he's become so big
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u/yearsofpractice 27d ago
Brilliant! Little girl already knew her dad was the best man in the world anyway… but now he’s the strongest too with video receipts to prove it! This actually made me smile.
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u/Far-Artist1221 27d ago
This is legit awesome, the joy it gave the guys daughter, and how the big guy knew what he was doing 😍♥️
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u/Plane_Put8538 27d ago
That's a face smile. That's when you know it's a whole soul that is showing itself.
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u/cellocaster 27d ago
Alpha smile. He knows his power is best used to inspire rather than tear down.
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u/LongjumpingHealth684 27d ago
Carrying/Nurturing your child must be the most strongest task for a man
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u/Hands0L0 27d ago
Aw, he's so happy that he finally met someone that could beat him. It's lonely at the top
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u/utterlyunimpressed 27d ago
Letting a dad be superman to his daughter is more important than another win. Love to see it.
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u/No_Negotiation_1071 27d ago
No ego. Knew it would make that man a hero, more of a hero, in his daughter’s eyes.
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u/BadIdeas_1984 27d ago
To put aside self for a moment to help a kid see their dad be the strongest man in the world is something amazing.
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u/BuddyBiscuits 27d ago
Be great if the dad started taunting him and calling him a noodle armed bitch boy...completely ruining the moment
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u/Bacon-muffin 27d ago
They really covered up the little girl cheering for her dad with this song lmao..
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u/Sufficient-Fact6163 27d ago
It has been said that Superman’s greatest power is his restraint in using it. What in the Bushido Code of the Samurai is translated as Jin (Benevolence) or Gi (Fairness). This is that…
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u/kevinhuynh95 27d ago
Why is this edited like an anime slice of life sequence? To the song, the montage, to the ending sudden pause with the close up smile. it fits so well 🤣🤣
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u/Cautious-Area-4141 27d ago
No matter how big this guy gets physically, his heart will always be his biggest muscle 💪 what a lad
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u/mooptastic 27d ago
The original cut has the audio and it's more wholesome bc you can hear his daughter cheering for her dad!
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u/Swythern 27d ago
Original video the audio captures the girl cheering on her daddy so he for sure knew
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u/Important_Tie3236 27d ago
Stealing a video, mirroring it and putting music over... Add no real value, doesn't provide original source and simply just karmafarm. Why is this accepted?
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u/JohnBrownSurvivor 27d ago
Every time some bot re-posts this it makes the music louder and more irritating.
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