Running to Win

Released November 1, 2021 by Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson

 

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Weighing a mere 144 pounds and standing 5 feet, 9 inches, Mark Anderson began his track field career at the age of 16. Despite the tragic suicide of his father and the physical abuse he endured from his stepfather, he went on to becomethe U.S. #1 ranked decathlete, and was America’s gold-medal hope for the 1984 Summer Olympics.On today’s classic edition ofFamily Talk, Mark shares about his $2,000-a-day cocaine habit, born out of pride and emotional pain, and how Jesus pulled him out of addiction and into a new life in Him.