Zion Clark | Overcoming adversity in the foster care system
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01/24/23 • 39 min
Zion Clark is a professional MMA fighter, wrestler, track and field athlete, and wheelchair racer. He holds multiple Guinness World Records for his athletic achievements. Zion was born with caudal regression syndrome and overcame a tremendous amount of adversity in his childhood including struggles in the foster care system. He is the subject of the documentary "Zion" which is the most watched short documentary in the history of Netflix.
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Zion Clark is a professional MMA fighter, wrestler, track and field athlete, and wheelchair racer. He holds multiple Guinness World Records for his athletic achievements. Zion was born with caudal regression syndrome and overcame a tremendous amount of adversity in his childhood including struggles in the foster care system. He is the subject of the documentary "Zion" which is the most watched short documentary in the history of Netflix.
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Real Psych Talk - Zion Clark | Overcoming adversity in the foster care system
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So let , let's start it off , Zion. So like, I , I followed your story for years. I'm a big fan. And for those of you that don't, don't know, I think most people know who you are, but for those of you that don't know, can you tell me a little bit about your story?
Zion ClarkYeah, I'm , uh, Zion Clark. Uh , I'm also known as Big Z I might heard both names , uh, but , uh, I'm from Massillon, Ohio. I grew
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