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Lesnar spreads positive message

By Lori EhdeFormer professional wrestler Brock Lesnar grew up in the small town of Webster, S.D., and he told Hills-Beaver Creek students Thursday they can achieve anything if they believe in it. "It doesn’t matter where you’re from," he said. "If you set your goals high enough, you can become whatever you want to be." Lesnar said he’s not a motivational speaker, but he came to H-BC at the invitation of his aunt, Mardi Leuthold, an H-BC teacher’s assistant.Lesnar was an amateur wrestler for the University of Minnesota, where he claimed the NCAA Championship in 2000. From there, Lesnar joined World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a three-time WWE champion. His latest athletic venture was with the Minnesota Vikings. He spent the 2004 training season with the NFL team but didn’t make the cut this fall. Since then, Lesnar said he’s been hunting and fishing and spending time with his 2-year-old daughter. He lives in Plymouth, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis, and is engaged to be married next August.

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