So many of us have watched shows like “Survivor” and thought, “Oh yeah, I could do that too.” Then, we get winded going down the stairs to take the trash out. So, we had to ask a true victor like Ethan Zohn what the show is really like to compete on. He didn’t hold back, either, and not only dished about his own experience, but spoke about the show in a larger context.
“I think ‘Survivor’ is the greatest game on Earth,” he said. “It’s the game that touches every part of you as a human being — mental, physical, social, spiritual, environmental, even financial because you’re winning some money.”
As to be expected, Zohn learned quite a bit about himself and his own capabilities while competing, and reflected on just how much he pushed his body to its ultimate limits. “Here you are, 39 days with no food, no water, no support systems, no money, ATMs, WiFi, nothing,” he said, explaining most people’s worst nightmare. “All that you had with you were your clothes on your back. So to be able to go through that experience, [you] know that your body is pretty capable … of surviving in crazy situations.”
