Dubai: Kids nowadays can do anything if they put their mind to it, according to strongman Larry ‘Wheels’ Williams, who pulled a nine tonne bus 20-metres on Wednesday, in front of the entire school at Gems International in Al Khail.
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This assessment came after one of the children watching his feat, 10-year-old Lovren Zorc, said he wouldn’t be able to pull a truck even when he was Larry’s age, “because when Larry was growing up there wasn’t as much technology and he probably played outside a lot more.”
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The 24-year-old American originally from New York – who is one of 18 of the world’s strongest touring Dubai schools this week to promote a healthy and active lifestyle ahead of the World’s Ultimate Strongman competition at Meydan on October 25 – disagreed.
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“Heat is the only thing holding kids back here,” he said. “Honestly that’s the only thing I can think of, and even for that Dubai has amazing gyms and indoor facilities.
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“I’m a big believer of the saying that if there’s a will there’s a way, and if you want it hard enough, you will find a way no matter what the circumstances are.”
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An appetite of screen time over physical exertion might even work in the favour of modern kids, said Larry.
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“There’s so much free information about strength training on the internet and that’s how I got into it myself, aged 13. I didn’t have any friends, parents or siblings who guided me, I just used to teach myself.
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“When I was a child, aged seven I used to look up to superheroes and fictional people as icons like superman and batman, but as I got older I looked at real people like the world’s strongest men and wanted to be more like them.
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“I love pushing myself and feeling strong, healthy and athletic,” added Williams, who is 90-kg away from achieving his life-long dream of squatting and deadlifting 500-kg.
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The school bus he pulled on Wednesday, with 31 students onboard, wasn’t even the heaviest he’s moved. “I’ve done a 19-tonne bus in the midday heat in a Dubai summer, that was brutal.
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Other kids like Lovro, who were impressed with Larry’s strength were Isabella Vitali and Rhea Sethi, both aged 10.
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“I wouldn’t be able to do it,” said Isabella. “I have no strength compared to him because he’s one of the top 18 strongest men in the world, and that’s impressive to see.
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“This has inspired me to do more sport and get stronger, so that hopefully, when I grow up, I can do something like he does.”
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Rhea agreed, “I love sport, but could definitely get even more active after watching this. We would never be able to pull a bus even if it was all us students together. My mind was blown watching his muscles pumping.”
###American strongman Larry Williams pulling the school bus filled with kids at GEMS International school in Dubai on Wednesdy 09 October 2019. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News
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