“There is something new that some people do in gyms today to earn their living but Olympic weightlifting coaches do not like it because it is not about serious weightlifting,” Bob said. He simply said, “Olympic Weightlifting coaches from Russia, Bulgaria and Poland open auto repair shops to earn their living.” Jerzy did not want to repair cars so he asked Bob if there was any other way. Bob offered his training center in Eagle Rock for training and coaching but he could not help Jerzy to earn his living doing it. As soon as he landed in Los Angeles he contacted Bob Hise II, the founder of AWA (American Weightlifting Association), and asked him to help him to get a job as a weightlifting coach. He immigrated to the United States together with his wife, Aniela, from Poland in 1986, as political refugees during the Solidarity Movement.
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