An incredible story...about a runner.
A delinquent...ran 4:20 in HS...an Olympian...met Hitler in '36...ran 4:07, could have been the first sub-4 minute miler, but went to war instead...crashed into the Pacific...survived on a raft...caught sharks and ate them with his hand...sent to POW camp...beaten, tortured...but won.
Carried the Olympic torch in Nagano, Japan.
Great Christmas gift.
Go to 6:30 in the interview HERE to hear more. If that link doesn't work go HERE and scroll down to Laura Hillenbrand.
Zamperini was born in my hometown of Olean, New York but his family moved when he was two for a better climate, since he or some family members got sick.
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