It was a great moment for the great most consistent bodybuilder Dexter Jackson, a late Saturday night, with the placings of the 17 other competitors participating in the Mr. Olympia 2008 already decided, the two men still awaiting their fate walked to the center stage. One who had been there many times before, and one who until this year never imagined he would. And in the end, after 10 years and 47 contests, Dexter Jackson finally rose to the top of the sport by toppling two-time and reigning champion Jay Cutler on the way to the biggest win of his career.
“I was praying,” Jackson said. “I was undecided on if I would actually win tonight. I knew I deserved to win but I didn’t think I would. This sport is full of surprises. I’m just in shock right now. I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I started bodybuilding. I never thought it would happen.”
Jay said: “I feel a little sad but I have to be happy for Dexter because I know what it’s like to win,” Cutler said. “He didn’t believe he could win when we were standing there. You win some you lose some. He looked better than me last night and I obviously had too much ground to cover tonight. It makes the Olympia a little more interesting, we’ve had those years where its the same guys winning all the time, it just sucks that I have to be the guy who gets defeated so quickly. But that’s what makes me who I am.”
2008 Mr. Olympia Results:
- Dexter Jackson
- Jay Cutler
- Phil Heath
- Dennis Wolf
- Toney Freeman
- Melvin Anthony
- Silvio Samuel
- Dennis James
- Moe Elmoussawi
- Gustavo Badell
