Malta - In a sport that grew out of a TV show designed to entertain people, Zydrunas Savickas is distinguished not just for his overwhelming strength, but also for his quiet manner that is in striking contrast to the stereotype of what suits a man with his talents and in his line of work.

Zydrunas Savickas and Mariusz Pudzianowski in the last event at the 2009 World’s Strongest Man contest.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.

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