Who Are You: The Life Lessons of Sports

Raj tells the story of a few post-Olympic pranks that went on between the Men's and the Women's Olympic Teams.

Raj Bhavsar is an Olympic medalist, actor, entrepreneur and public speaker. He has performed with Cirque du Soleil and has won numerous awards both nationally and worldwide. He lives in Los Angeles, CA pursuing acting and entrepreneurial endeavors. Raj follows the ideal of working to live rather than living to work.

Raj believes in abundance and conviction and enjoys all kinds of mental, physical, emotional and spiritual challenges. As Raj states on his own website, he will "live my life according to the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen, which is a dedication to never-ending improvement."

Finally Raj is a believer that one needs to: "Go get what you want because there is plenty to go around."

Steve shares a story of a child who, because of Classroom Champions, now only sees ability where others would see disability.

Steve Mesler is an Olympic Gold Medalist. In 2010, the Steve and the rest of the U.S. Men's Bobsled team ended a 62-year-old drought by bringing home the first U.S. Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsled since 1948. Driver Steve Holcolmb, along with push athletes Steve Mesler, Justin Olsen and Curt Tomasevicz dominated the World Cup circuit for all of the 2010 season in a sled nicknamed the "Night Train."

After the Olympics Steve found himself wanting to do more to help children and to create a platform for positive change in their lives. Steve put his vision into action and founded Classroom Champions. Classroom Champions connects top-performing athletes with students in high-need schools.

Classroom Champions uses video lessons and live video chat to motivate students to recognize their potential, set goals and dream big, while educating them in the practical use of communications technology.

Jenn shares the story of traveling and filming for the IMAX Thrilling documentary, Everest after just coming home from Mt. Everest the day before.

Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker and former ESPN X-Games mountain bike racer based out of New York City. Subsequent to graduating with honors from U.C. Berkeley with a B.S. in Sociology and a minor in Creative Writing, she pursued her passion for mountain biking and became a professional downhill racer on the televised Chevy National circuit.

Jenn competed in the inaugural ESPN X-Games, as well as specialty sporting events on CBS. In addition to racing, Jennifer was developing her story telling skills by writing sports stories for magazines and websites. At the height of her racing career, Jennifer was introduced to film and hired to be a stunt double in the IMAX film Everest, appearing in the dramatic opening sequence of the film. She was also featured as talent in an adventure series called Adventure Quest for OLN (now the VS Network) and rode her bike to Mt. Everest Base Camp for a one-hour documentary. Jennifer retired from mountain bike racing and attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and received an M.A.

Jenn has since been traveling the world filming in various genres including; TV documentaries, feature documentaries, 'webisodes,' and TV specials/content branding with subjects ranging from car racing, pregnant teenagers, underground tunnel workers, to arête, the philosophy of excellence. Jenn is committed to adventure and exploring the art of story telling through images. Her goal is to make global impact through film and multimedia.

Jim shares insight on his acting career in the movie Ed Wood. Jim also is called Monkey-Man in a park. Did the person who called him this live?

Jim Myers is well known by his WWF ring name George "The Animal" Steele who wrestled professionally with legends such as Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, Rowdy Piper, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Rick Steamboat and the Iron Sheik. But what most people did not know is Jim had an entirely different and separate life.

During his entire professional wrestling career, Jim was also a teacher, coach, husband and father. Jim’s career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he made occasional wrestling appearances into the 1990s and 2000s. Jim was also an actor and portrayed Swedish wrestler/actor Tor Johnson in Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. Jim was raised in Madison Heights, Michigan. During high school, he found success in track running, baseball, basketball and football.

In 1956, Myers entered Michigan State University as a football player for the Michigan State Spartans, but his career as a football player was immediately cut short as a result of knee problems. After gaining a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and a master's degree from Central Michigan University, Myers became a teacher, amateur wrestling coach, and football coach at Madison High School in Madison Heights, Michigan. Looking to supplement his income, he got into the world of Detroit-area professional wrestling, but in order to protect his privacy, he wrestled using a mask and the name “The Student”.

Jims has dyslexia and was also diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 1988, an inflammatory bowel disease that currently has no cure but can be brought into remission. In 1998, doctors told Myers that his Crohn's Disease had gone into remission and that he no longer suffered from any of the disease's symptoms. In 2002, to prevent the symptoms from returning, Myers had his colon removed. Jim is a religious man. He attends the First Baptist Church Merritt Island, and currently lives in Cocoa Beach, Florida with his wife Pat, whom he married before he entered Michigan State in 1956. Together, Pat and Jim have two sons, Dennis and Randy, and a daughter, Felicia.

Jim is in the Michigan Coaches and Michigan Football Coaches Halls of Fame as well as being inducted into The WWE Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Listen in as Jim talks about his troubles at a young age and how "George The Animal Steele" saved his life.

Jim Myers is well known by his WWF ring name George "The Animal" Steele who wrestled professionally with legends such as Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, Rowdy Piper, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Rick Steamboat and the Iron Sheik. But what most people did not know is Jim had an entirely different and separate life.

During his entire professional wrestling career, Jim was also a teacher, coach, husband and father. Jim’s career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he made occasional wrestling appearances into the 1990s and 2000s. Jim was also an actor and portrayed Swedish wrestler/actor Tor Johnson in Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. Jim was raised in Madison Heights, Michigan. During high school, he found success in track running, baseball, basketball and football.

In 1956, Myers entered Michigan State University as a football player for the Michigan State Spartans, but his career as a football player was immediately cut short as a result of knee problems. After gaining a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and a master's degree from Central Michigan University, Myers became a teacher, amateur wrestling coach, and football coach at Madison High School in Madison Heights, Michigan. Looking to supplement his income, he got into the world of Detroit-area professional wrestling, but in order to protect his privacy, he wrestled using a mask and the name “The Student”.

Jims has dyslexia and was also diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 1988, an inflammatory bowel disease that currently has no cure but can be brought into remission. In 1998, doctors told Myers that his Crohn's Disease had gone into remission and that he no longer suffered from any of the disease's symptoms. In 2002, to prevent the symptoms from returning, Myers had his colon removed. Jim is a religious man. He attends the First Baptist Church Merritt Island, and currently lives in Cocoa Beach, Florida with his wife Pat, whom he married before he entered Michigan State in 1956. Together, Pat and Jim have two sons, Dennis and Randy, and a daughter, Felicia.

Jim is in the Michigan Coaches and Michigan Football Coaches Halls of Fame as well as being inducted into The WWE Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Listen in as Jim talks about his troubles at a young age and how "George The Animal Steele" saved his life.

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