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Schwarzenegger describes big decision of his life at Arnold in Columbus

Arnold Schwarzenegger said the biggest decision of his life came when he was 10 years old.

Video: Arnold's big decision

"I want to come to America," he said before about 200 people gathered at the Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibit at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus. "I don't want to be in Austria," he said, referring to his homeland.

"I was willing to work and work and work," he said, which included balancing college, acting school, bricklaying and performing at bodybuilding events. "Full-bore bodybuilding didn't make money in those days.