PERSEVERANCE

In 1945 Steve Reeves found himself stranded in Tokyo with general MacArthur's troops after just recovering from Malaria in World War 2. After suffering from Malaria he found himself physically below par. Of course he was still far more in shape than most people but par for Steve meant having the strength and physique of a greek demi-god. In the whole city of tokyo there were no gyms or any equipment to work out with and this would have discouraged 99.999% of people. Steve Reeves was NOT one of those people. He FOUND a way to get it done, NO excuses. He located an interpreter and took him to the local welder. After a lot of hand gesturing and waving, andy many sketches and directions he had a 300 LB barbell set, and started the very first gym in Tokyo. Soon he had many people attending and as many training partners as he needed (which he didn't anyway). All this because he was a LEADER.