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Emotional Sergio Oliva Jr. Says Shawn Rhoden Died Because ‘He Couldn’t Do What He Loved’

Sergio Oliva Jr. gets emotional while discussing the death of former Mr. Olympia Shawn Rhoden

Tom Miller, CSCS

Written by Tom Miller, CSCS

Last Updated onNovember 8, 2021

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The majority of the bodybuilding world was shocked and upset by the news that Mr. Olympia winner Shawn Rhoden had unexpectedly died at age 46. Sergio Oliva Jr. is taking the news particularly hard, because he feels that this sport killed Rhoden.

Oliva Jr. was friends with and competed alongside Rhoden, even sharing the stage with Flexatron the same year he won the Olympia title. This would also be the last time that Shawn competed, as allegations of sexual assault led to his Pro Card being revoked, while the legal process was never resolved before his untimely passing.

Read also: Coach Chris Aceto ‘Not Surprised’ By Shawn Rhoden Death: ‘The Entire Industry Turned Its Back‘

Speaking in an emotional video on his Instagram page, Sergio said that he believes it was the stress of this situation, and his inability to compete, that led to Shawn’s reported heart attack. While it may not have been in the way that some may think, Sergio feels that the sport of bodybuilding is what killed Rhoden.

“People need to know that this wasn’t a suicide. Shawn didn’t die from gear. He’s not getting ready for a show, he’s not taking all these cutters and s—t that would effect his heart. The thing that killed him is this sport. Not the way you think, it’s because he couldn’t do what he loved,” Oliva Jr. said.

“The stress, the constant disappointment, constantly getting his hopes up, getting his dreams toyed with. It just took a toll on him. Couldn’t do what he loved. That’s all he wanted to do. This f—king sport, this f—king lying b—ch, that’s what killed him.”

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Sergio Oliva Jr. Says Shawn Rhoden Never Gave Up

Sergio Oliva Jr. continued to emotionally explain that he is devastated for the friends and family of Shawn Rhoden, for losing what he considered to be a great man. This is a sentiment that seems to be shared throughout the community, as well.

The one thing that amazes Sergio though, is the fact that Shawn never gave up hope that he would be able to compete again, even after three years of nothing changing. Sergio does not understand why this was the case, and feels that if Shawn moved on he might still be alive.

Related: Flex Lewis Pays Tribute To Late Shawn Rhoden: ‘I Feel This Life Could of Been Saved‘

“He never gave up. I don’t get it. I don’t get how you don’t give up. Any of us would’ve gave up. Year after year, is he going to be able to compete? Year after year, it’s just disappointment and he just has to sit in the crowd and watch,” Oliva Jr. said.

“He died from his heart, probably, yeah for sure, being broken. So I just wanted to clear the air before people start to say s—t.”

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Smile and Wave

Like a lot of people, Sergio Oliva Jr. was able to benefit from the kindness and generosity of Shawn Rhoden. He specifically said that Shawn had a saying he liked to use as a motto, and it was something that he would tell Sergio whenever something was going on in his life.

“He had this saying, it was just ‘Smile and wave,’ and I think that’s what all of us need to remember, is that even in the heartbreak, just smile and wave. That’s all he said, no matter what. No matter how bad things were, it was just smile and wave. Whenever I was upset about something, he would call me and tell me ‘Hey, this is how it is. Just smile and wave,’ if it was bad, if it was good, that was his motto,” Oliva Jr. said.

“He was always the same person, no matter what. No matter what situation he was in. He had every right, if he wanted to take his life, he could’ve. No one would’ve blamed him. He was probably so lonely at times, and still, you never heard him complain. Never heard him complain. He was never upset, he was just always ready to get back on the boat, and he’s never going to get a chance to clear his name. That’s the worst thing about it…

“Shawn got screwed over. Shawn got screwed over by his friends, he got screwed over by the system… Now everybody is going to ‘Oh wow, poor Shawn, condolences.’ You people didn’t f—king care about him, you didn’t care. You didn’t give a s—t. You were just waiting around for what happened with the f—king court s—t, and then you were going to either hop back on the train, or turn on him even more. I hate that he’s never going to have his time to clear his name. He’s never going to get the justice he deserved.”

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It is clear that Shawn Rhoden meant a lot to the bodybuilding world, even if things were complicated towards the end of his life. It was hard to see Sergio Oliva Jr. so heartbroken like this, but it likely portrays the emotions of most people who knew Flexatron.

Published: 8 November, 2021 | 2:27 PM EDT

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