Gregg Valentino discusses an often overlooked period of his past.
Did you know Gregg Valentino used to be a cop? It's a small part of his past that is rarely discussed. So much so that Gregg himself was surprised when we brought it up during our interview. More interestingly, his time as a police officer was also when he nearly went blind and destroyed his eyeball. If you ever wondered why Gregg always wears sunglasses - this story is for you. In our latest GI Exclusive interview, Gregg Valentino describes how he blinded his eye during his time as a part time police officer.
Gregg Valentino is man full of stories. It's what he's known for ever since his time at Muscular Development magazine and from our three season digital series Storytime With Gregg Valentino. You can say that Gregg has lived many lives. He's been a drug dealer, a bodybuilder, a competition promoter. He was also a police officer for a short period of time.
Ultimately, his life as a cop was cut extremely short due to an injury that temporarily blinded his eye. It received so much damage that he needed reconstructive surgery which now makes it impossible for Gregg to focus his iris in bright light. Thus the constant sunglasses he wears. Due to the eye injury, he could no longer be an active cop - changing his path and life forever.
The funny thing about this whole story is that his injury didn't even come from being on duty. It came from a faulty mattress spring that shot up and scratched open his entire eyeball. Sometimes the most shocking moments of your life can come where you least expect it.
With more time to focus on bodybuilding, he eventually became the man we know today both the good and the bad. He's a memorable personality in the sport of bodybuilding who has certainly had his fair share of troubles in the past. But perhaps he would have been a completely different person had he stayed a cop all these years.
You can watch Gregg Valentino tell the full story of his eye injury and time as a police officer by watching our latest GI Exclusive interview segment above!
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@danclements88184 years agoWe need a Gregg Valentino weekly podcast. Let’s go. 6
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@leelunk82354 years agoGREGG'S BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH IN HIS LIFE, JESUS CHRIST....THIS WIRE ACCIDENT IS LITERALLY MY WORST NIGHTMARE AND IT LITERALLY HAPPENED TO HIM....WOW, I'M BLOWN AWAY 12
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@59newbreed4 years agoFunny thing is he tells everything about his life in repetition to the point where you feel like you know him.... And then you learn that Gregg was a Cop.... WTF.!😱🤣 43
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@shaynebaca2 years agoWhat an amazing life and so glad he shares his stories 2
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@XPGamer954 years agoGregg I'm still Waiting for that Mythical Delt Video. 16
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@duke6j4 years agoGregg, Love all your stories and I love that Game Face supplement! 1
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@michaelolin22194 years agoI could definitely hang out with this guy. He should do a fan appreciation lunch. No buffet with eggs though. 5
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@jjl4994 years agoGreg hope your surgery went well and your doing well! Haven’t seen anything on it.... well wishes and 🙏 2
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@dreamgames85514 years agoI would invite Gregg to eat pizza wings and baked ziti.Just so that i can ask him lots of questions and have a laugh or 20. 6
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@FitnessComedyParodyMEMECentral4 years agoGregg, police? Whats next Ronnie, doctor? ;) Always have Gregg on he has the stories WE WANT! 3
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@chucky7894 years agoRegards Richard Ranter from the uk, stay safe people!
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@johnhulklikehusthust72064 years agoOmg now I hear everything 🤯🤯🤯 team GREGG 1
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@derekdeadlifts29864 years agoWhat didn't Greg do in his lifetime? 28
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@Shadowboxe4 years agoLmao, Bodybuildings best kept secret, Greg was a Cop. Good for Greg, haha. 1
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@Bud_Emmer4 years agoThey call them reserve officers here in the south. 1
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@timshufflebottom8284 years agodamn Gregg l watched so many vldeaos of you and you never once told you were a cop , why are you ashamed ? 8
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@javisoprano10104 years agoDamn heartbreaking to hear you was the fuzz but your awesome so you get a pass 😂
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@WISALBODYBUILDING4 years agothis is what it takes to be a pro bodybuilder
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@rowenblazeiko83814 years agoIntro and all the noise is terrible change it
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@peterkim26043 years agoGregg.. you were a cop?!.... popo? FiveO? Mopopopo? How disappointed
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@whythe482 years agoGregg Valentino is what is wrong with bodybuilding the guy needs help
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@tontoepstein68604 years agoI don't buy it, he's been telling fibs for decades. The guy's business card should say "Bullshit Storyteller." I'm betting he was as much a cop as Eddie Money was a cop. He and his record company used to lie about it for years, too. ...
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Love all your stories and I love that Game Face supplement! 1