Since making Olympic history in 2000, the wrestler has battled his share of adversity. But he has never wavered in his commitment to motivating—whether it’s young wrestlers, those in the business world or, not least of all, himself.
Rulon Gardner is crammed into the driver’s seat of a 2006 Volkswagen Beetle. As he weaves around trucks, zipping up I-15 North through Provo, Utah, he may be the biggest human on the highway, packed into one of the tiniest vehicles. But he just loves that little red car, with the odometer approaching 300,000 miles.
Gardner is strong enough to handle the steering wheel with two thick fingers and a thumb.