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How Game of Thrones' The Mountain went from scrawny basketball player to world's strongest man and TV star despite never acting before
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E60 on Twitter: "When his basketball career ended, The Mountain's quest to become World's Strongest Man began. https://t.co/izJcWSxr3L" / Twitter
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