Schwarzenegger tells Calgary of 'girly' men
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | 3:22 PM MT
The Canadian Press
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hollywood icon and former California governor, speaks to a full house in Calgary on Tuesday. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger largely stayed away from politics during his first public speech since leaving office.
He gave what amounted to a motivational speech on Tuesday to more than 2,000 people in Calgary who paid $400 a ticket.
He told the audience not to be afraid to work hard or take chances because "if you are afraid to fail, you are a girly man."
He also joked that he has something over other high-profile politicians who have come to speak in Canada — he is the only one to appear naked in a movie and is the only one who can say he "has slept with a Kennedy."
The bodybuilder turned Hollywood action star turned politician is married to Maria Shriver, whose mother was a Kennedy.
Schwarzenegger recently completed the maximum two terms in California.
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