▁time ▁spent ▁in ▁BC ' s ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁that ▁still ▁ha unt ▁him ." ▁In ▁an ▁interview , ▁Su zu ki ▁said , ▁" my ▁drive ▁to ▁do ▁well ▁has ▁been ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁to ▁my ▁fellow ▁Canad ians ▁that ▁my ▁family ▁and ▁I ▁had ▁not ▁des erved ▁to ▁be ▁treated ▁as ▁we ▁were ". ▁Su zu ki ▁ident ifies ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁as ▁winning ▁his ▁high ▁school ' s ▁student ▁president ial ▁election . ▁He ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁run ▁bel ieving ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁popular ▁enough . ▁His ▁father ▁encourag ed ▁him , ▁saying : ▁" There ' s ▁no ▁dis gra ce ▁in ▁losing   ... ▁The ▁important ▁thing ▁is ▁trying ." ▁Su zu ki ▁ran ▁and ▁unexpected ly ▁won ▁with ▁an ▁" outs ider " ▁platform . ▁ ▁Su zu ki ▁rec ount s ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁academic ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁student , ▁professor , ▁and ▁gen et ics ▁research er . ▁On ▁his ▁broadcast ing ▁career , ▁Su zu ki ▁rec alls ▁early ▁inter views ▁that ▁demonstrated ▁an ▁aff inity ▁for ▁public ▁speaking ▁and ▁the ▁jobs ▁that ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁travel ▁the ▁world . ▁Regarding ▁his ▁personal ▁life , ▁he ▁describes ▁his ▁relationships ▁with ▁his ▁five ▁children ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁his ▁two ▁mar ri ages . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁List ener , ▁David ▁Lars en ▁obser ves : ▁" Step ▁by ▁step , ▁you ▁see ▁him ▁thinking ▁his ▁way