After an eventful 19 years that included a three - year sentence to a labor camp in Siberia, a journey by ship as a stowaway to Canada, and two near - deaths because of his drug habit, he prayed to God for help to find a genuine purpose in life.
این مرد در مسابقات المپیک برندهٔ مدال شد ،‏ لیکن بعدها سرخورده و مأیوس ،‏ خود را آلوده به مواد مخدر و الکل ساخت .‏