Marc Mero

I, you know, I realized that, you know, because I do so many schools and so many presentations, you know, you feed off the audience, but the audience also feeds off of you.

And you got to come out there and you just got to have a lot of energy and positivity.

And when they hear my story, they think,

Maybe my life isn't so bad.

Maybe I should start spending more time with my family.

Maybe I shouldn't bully those kids or do this or do that.

And it's really changed a lot.

After a presentation, we often see kids hugging each other, which is like you know you've touched their heart in some way.

So for people who don't know, where did this start for you?

Where did you start speaking to students?

Well, what happened was I opened up a gym in Florida, in Altamont Springs, Florida.

And I became a trainer.

This is post-wrestling?

Yeah, post-wrestling.

Well, let me take a break just for a second.

Yeah.

Because this story is going to get... What happened was after I lost everything, okay?

When I say I lost everything, we were at a point where we had millions of dollars at one time.

And after wrestling, divorce, I just started squandering my money.

I mean, taking trips to Vegas and gambling and just living a horrible life.