IMAGINE
From poverty to world record-holder
Can you imagine doing 138 push-ups in just one minute? How about 3,416 push-ups in one hour?
Growing up in a public housing complex in a tough Ottawa, Ontario neighbourhood, Canada's Roy Berger never imagined himself amounting to much, let alone a two-time Guinness Book of World Records holder.
Through words and images, Roy tells his story of how Christie Lake Kids, an organization dedicated to providing recreational opportunities for children and youth living in poverty, provided him with hope — and a belief that he could achieve anything he set his mind to. Roy has come a long way since his childhood days in the project, earning a community college diploma, two university degrees, becoming a special education teacher, and holding several world records for pushups.
