Almost 15 years ago, Richard, who moved from Ukraine to the USA, was considered the strongest young man in the world. Now he is 24 years old.

From a young age, Richard was involved in sports. At the age of 8, he was already able to do bench press more than 15 kilograms. And years later, he was already able to lift 24 pounds.

He had the nickname “Little Hercules”. Richard has participated in many contests, TV shows, commercials, even appeared in movies. Because of this, his family moved to California so that their son could grow up. Richard’s father was a world champion in martial arts , who monitored the boy’s diet, training and regime. His father was often told that he was putting too much pressure on his son.

When Richard was 11 years old, his father once attacked his mother. The little boy did not lose himself and called the police. The man was sent to prison for domestic violence. After all that, Richard stopped to be in touch with his father. It is true that he was training for a while, but it became less.

Richard once said: “I am proud of my achievements, I am not ashamed of any page of my life and I do not hide anything.”

Now he also works out, runs in the mornings and likes to ride a skateboard. He is a stuntman by profession in the show “Water World”, where he dives into the water from a very high place.

When Richard was asked what he wanted to become, he answered: “Physicist or engineer. Why not?”

There are people who are born to do something special. It can be said that they have a mission in this life. So, who else could do that stunt job better than Richard?