During the preparation of the series I faced a problem: not all armwrestlers could answer my questions. Maybe they are all used to speaking only about armwrestling? So I just couldn’t make a material of full value. Someone could ask me: why would you ask armwrestlers such unusual questions? But I think that we should know our stars from all sides. So I didn't stop in my search and in the end I got Vadim Akperov – today’s hero.

What if you could face a man of any time – who would be your rival?

I would like to see my son. But not as a rival, but as coach. I'd like to teach him all I know. It is a good thing – to teach, but to be a coach of my child is double pleasure.

What if you could speak with anyone face to face, who would be your choice?

I'd like to speak with a head of some big company to get work there. After all, my dream job is coaching. But I don’t earn a lot of money with it, so I should search for an alternative. To be an employee of a developed and strong company means to earn great money. We can't live without money nowadays.

What if you could have the opportunity to see the world through someone famous’ eyes, who would you like it to be?

I would like to play hockey, look at it from inside out. Therefore the candidacy of hockey player Alexander Ovechkin is the most suitable.

What if the time machine was invented, which time period would you like to go to?

I'd like to go to the past to start armwrestling earlier. I'd like to make a movie about my favourite sport. «Over the Top» - is the movie that inspires all armwrestlers. But there are a lot of films about other sports. I can even imagine the plot: it would show how some of the armwrestlers came to be in this sport. Then they would be gathered as one team and have long and tough workouts, moving to the higher level. Then they would join the national team and go to the world’s and... but that’s another story. (laughs)

If armwrestling was to be banned all around the world, what other sport could you do?

Anything but strength sports - I've already tried those and would want something new. I love team games, so maybe football or hockey. Football is an art. I am a fan of Barcelona. Messi's play is a singularity in the history of football matches. He is a virtuoso of his craft. Hockey is good in that it is a hard, manly sport with no place for the nervous an weak-willed.

If you had to take a part in a TV-show, which one would it be?

I like music very much, I often sing. So I'd like to take part in a musical show – let all the world hear me! (laughs)

What if you had unlimited financial abilities, how would you spend them?

I think I would do what other people do: buy a villa, a cool car and my own gym. I'd like to hold competitions, sponsor sportsmen with perspectives. In a word, I'd like to create conditions for a comfortable life.

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