A minute with Turaev Jamshid Rizokulovich, world record holder

 

Where do you live?
I live in Limassol with my family, wife and 2 children

Best childhood memory?
When I was 6 years old, my father who is a train driver, let me take on the train wheel. It was extremely exciting experience.

Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish?
Fiesta and my favorite dish is Grilled Fish. I actually enjoy all types of food.

What did you have for breakfast?
A glass of milk.

Would you class yourself as a day or night person? What’s your idea of the perfect night/day out?
I think I am more of a day person. The perfect day for me to is to spend a day in Ayia Napa with my family.

Best book ever read?
I actually like all the books of Omar Khayyam. His quotes and poems, because they are full of wisdom, meaning, applicable to life and very touching.

Favourite film of all time?
Gladiator, because the character is very bold, strong, faithful and loving to his family and these are the features I respect in every person.

Favourite holiday destination? What’s your dream trip?
The most favourite holiday I had was in Malta. I loved the people, the traditions and of course the food. The people are extremely hospitable and warm. The dream trip has actually come true, it’s Cyprus, which has eventually become a home for me.

What music are you listening to in the car at the moment?
Work out music.

What is always in your fridge?
Milk

Dream house: rural retreat or urban dwelling? Where would it be, what would it be like?
Dream house is a wooden house in a village, full of fresh air, trees and natural and peaceful life.

If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be?
I would pick my wife, because she is my soul mate and has really become a valuable and best friend in my life.

If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do?
To be honest, I have faced ‘the end of the world’ many times in my life, so the idea or possibility does not scary me anymore but my life experience has made me very optimistic. So, I do not really want to imagine the end of the world and think of possible last things to do.

What is your greatest fear?
I am afraid of dentists and toothache.

Tell me a joke…
When I was a child I wanted to hide the watermelon from everyone and so I thought it would be really smart to hide it under the pool of water. But little did I know of physics. As soon as I hid it came floating on top. This incident always makes me laugh.

In May Turaev Jamshid Rizokulovich completed the most rear pull ups in one minute as certified by the Guinness Book of Records