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Introduction
Arnold mentioned that a particular incident of rejection had influenced his motivation to succeed on his own terms. “I felt cheated”, he said. “My parents sent me to a farm and took Minard (that’s his brother) on vacation. I was sent to my godmother's farm 50 miles away when they took my brother to Vienna and Salzburg, and all these other places. I was 10. I was left there for two months. I was in denial that they had gone away without me. I knew it had an impact on me. It gave me the will, desire, and drive that normal life doesn't create”.
They discounted Arnold from the start with no one encouraging his vast potential until age 15. Arnold's father Gustav returned from the miserable front of World War II defeated. He was now a 38-year-old man, diminished but domineering. Gustav’s militaristic regulations blanketed his sons. Arnold obeyed his father without question. Discipline, consistency, and excellence became his family's motto. Gustav drank, an entire story in 2 words. He forced his sons to eat with silverware at perfect right angles.