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True Strength
- My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal - and How Nearly Dying Saved My LIfe
- Narrated by: Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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On television, as the star of the popular Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Kevin Sorbo portrayed an invincible demi god. He relished living the part—putting in 14-hour days on set, doing his own stunts, and relentlessly working out at the gym. Until one day, it all came to an abrupt end.
Now, for the first time, Sorbo shares what viewers didn’t know: he suffered three strokes from an aneurysm in his shoulder that had been radiating blood clots throughout his body, likely for months. He was left partially blind and entirely incapacitated at just 38 years old. Appearances are everything in Hollywood, so Sorbo and the production studio hid the full details of his condition from the media. After all, how could the strongest man in the world be… fragile?
To continue filming Hercules, the number-one worldwide syndicated TV series at the time, they frantically reworked scripts and revamped production to allow for the star’s severely limited involvement. But as the effects of the strokes persisted—with painful, mysterious, debilitating symptoms—and physicians could offer few answers, Sorbo grew increasingly despondent. What happens when your entire identity vanishes? True Strength is the story of how one man faced the unimaginable and ultimately found the real measure of success.
With tongue-in-cheek humor and an unfailingly candid voice, Sorbo reflects on his childhood in Minnesota, his early modeling and acting days, and his hard-charging charmed life in television. He recounts the onset of his stroke symptoms, the frightening hospitalizations, his battle with depression, and fighting for a recovery that defied medical expectations. And how, through it all, love conspired to save him from missing out on what matters.
With this refreshingly honest account of celebrity, personal tragedy, and the power of letting go, Sorbo aims to blaze a trail for anyone who may have suffered a serious setback in life and is struggling to find their way forward.
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- gizmo66
- 22-08-17
A long road to acceptance and recovery
I love Kevin Sorbos' voice it is calming and rich. well read and made me contemplate my own self/shadow and impact that had on me post a significant medical issue. whilst i have never been an athlete at the same level i too realised i was not immortal in my mid 40's so the account resonated with me on a number of levels. great listen.
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- Alan Mullen
- 06-07-19
Amazing
Loved this story a must read or listen had me from the start /end 💖
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- Adrian
- 24-11-11
A real must have for your library
This is without a shadow of a doubt the best book I've listened to since joining Audible.
Kevin and Sam's story should be compulsory listening for anyone who is going through a life changing illness or accident.
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- Steve Parke
- 28-11-15
wonderful, funny and deep
this was a great book to listen to and a very insightful book in to his lift te ups and lows will as all Holywood story's should have a great ending. its a must read for anyone. You will not be disappointed.
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- Butterfly
- 12-11-16
Overcoming the odds
It's a lovely book narrated by Kevin and his wife Sam about how they overcame a particularly difficult experience. It was uplifting, very engaging and easy to listen to. There are some choice words (expletives) in this recording... just so you are aware.
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