“Sport is hormones, it’s stress relief, it’s a boost of testosterone.
I noticed that after boxing sessions, the guys’ mood immediately improves. Tolochenko came back from Madrid and brought four awards. I saw that he had changed — he felt the taste of victory.
And the guys in wheelchairs start to stand up.
We have basketball, swimming, golf, boxing, archery. It’s breathing and meditation.
We bet on sport.
And even when a soldier has lost two limbs, even three, we say — you are not disabled, you can do it!
You can swim, you can row!
It’s necessary!
And it helps and inspires!”