My nickname "The Bodgod"

So I often get asked what does my nickname (Bodgod) mean, or why do I have it, or that I must be an extremely arrogant person or have a god complex or something...

Now I have always been a very active person, playing cricket, soccer and rugby and doing athletics at primary and high school. Also growing up with a financially struggling single mother, she could not afford to buy me toys or electronic goods, so I spent most of my playtime running around out doors. Also I was a scout from ages 10-18, and at my scout group we did not just sit around, we were constantly doing physically demanding activities, from mountain hiking to erecting wooden structures to even just playing rush against the older boys.

I also spent most of my youth surfing the local reef breaks in the area.
I started weight training at about 16, but only took it really seriously after my university years had ended, at about age 22. I also have a 1 year diploma in personal training from Sports Science Institute Newlands. And I have constantly had a hunger for learning about health, foods, herbs and holistic healing(letting the body heal itself). I also come from a Greek background, which means genetics were always in my favour for developing a good physique. I mention my sporting and physical background so that I do not come across as arrogant or narcissistic when I say that by age 24 I had developed a truly impressive physique, as what we do in the past creates who we are today.

I had done some modelling before, but now I was angling more towards body focused modelling.
Tyra Bank's America's Next Top Model were shooting that season's finale here in Cape Town and they were doing a casting for guys to be part of the finale. We had to cast in underwear and I wasn't shy at all and the American crew took a liking to me. A few days later my agency told me they had decided to not use guys in the finale. I was disappointed as local casting people didn't seem to notice me, but these Americans seemed to really like me. When you sign in at the casting they ask you to write your cell no there, so the next day I get a call from one of the casting crew saying will I meet him and the rest of the crew at a local bar. So I go to meet them and we all just hit it off really well, they really liked my sense of humour.

At the bar was one of the judges Janice Dickinson. Now Janice was one of the worlds 1st supermodels(she says she was the 1st), she was the "bitch" judge of the show, she had dated guys like Warren Beatty and Sylvester Stallone, and she currently has a reality series in America, The Janice Dickinson Modelling Agency. She took an immediate liking to me. So for the next few days I showed her and some of the other crew around Cape Town, taking them to Cape Point, up the cable car and to the Clifton beaches. While on the beach(I was doing some underwear modelling, so I had to tan in a speedo) she called me "The Bodgod". And she kept on calling me Bodgod, even introducing me as just that..."Hey, meet Bodgod".

So eventually I was like ok Janice thats enough now, and this is what she said to me: "In life you have to embrace who you are and be proud of what you achieve, you are the fucking bodgod and dont let anybody tell you any different!" Yes she used to swear a lot. She encouraged me to come to LA and even there she would introduce me and refer to me as bodgod. So it kind of started to stick. Other people there started calling me bodgod. And now most of my friends call me bodgod.

My full name is Jeffrey Efstathios Tangred Tsoutsos. Now the 1st 3 names can be phonetically read and that is how they are pronounced...but my surname! Now thats a tongue twister! As you sitting there right now I want you to say it out loud, Tsoutsos. C'mon try say it loud. I can assure you that you did not say it properly;) Its actully pronounced 'Choo chos'. Thats a tough surname I got there! So when it came to creating my facebook profile, I opted for my nickname bodgod instead of my tongue twister surname.

I dont have a god complex, I am not arrogant as I believe all people are equal and I am not narcissistic as everything I do is with the greater good of our planet in mind. But I do have a good body, and am very well versed in training techniques and health principles. Its also meant to be slightly tongue in cheek, a little frivolous and humorous as thats how I am when materialistic or superficial matters are concerned. I dont take myself too seriously and in life we sometimes just need to have fun with things and not sweat the little things. I do however, take the real issues that actually effect our quality of life and environment, very seriously.
I mean whats in a name anyway?
A name is just a name after all...
Although the last 2 Mr SA winners, Stephen Segal and Zino Ventura sure do have cool names...;)
But thats just coincidence.
Hi, Im Jeff Tsoutsos(pronounced Choo Chos)
Nice to met ya :D