Address by the Master of Ceremonies

“It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Sri Chinmoy fitness marathon. This evening you are going to see some amazing feats of strength performed by a 68-year-old man weighing 167 lbs. In no way do I classify this man as a world’s strongest man; I think of him as one of the world-class religious leaders. Today you are going to see some amazing feats of strength that I myself — and I have been in the industry for 55 years — would not even attempt to perform. And I seriously doubt that any top athlete in the world today would attempt to duplicate what you are going to see this evening. I think you are in for a big, big surprise at what a little guy with a gigantic heart can do…”

— Mahasamrat Bill Pearl