My quest began, and it was every bit as daunting as Don Quixote’s. I started training immediately. Fortunately for me, some incredible teachers were there to assist in achieving my goals. They remain, forever, lodged in my heart and mind. My first mentor at Hadassim was the physical education teacher, Dani Dassa. He was a trim, muscular and a good-looking man in his twenties, and had heard about my devotion to bodybuilding exercises. One holiday period, Dani was the counselor for the students who stayed at Hadassim rather than going home.
I was sitting on the grass in front of the dining hall. Dani, suddenly, came up to me on the grass, and asked me if I wanted to go run with him. I was surprised and immediately agreed. I got up, and together we started running toward the sand dunes bordering the Mediterranean beach. It was a pleasant day, cool, with a sea breeze, but after only five minutes of running, I felt that I could not go on anymore. However, I would never admit to Dani what I was sure was a fatal weakness. I never stopped running, but thought for sure that I would die soon, from exhaustion. Dani saw, out of the corner of his eye, that I was about to collapse and suggested, “Let’s walk for a while.”
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