article_snippet: All of us have gone down different paths, my friend David drowned in a river, another friend just got out of prison for aggravated burglary with a gun.
article_snippet: Looking back it was crazy and dangerous but it just seemed like a bit of an adventure at the time.
article_snippet: and I had come to my senses.
article_snippet: I realised how dangerous it was, luckily my dad was strong and could protect We.
article_snippet: I retired from athletics and was about to join the Marines but one day I was walking by the river
article_snippet: and I suddenly decided I couldn't let my talent go to waste.