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Bioducts outside and inside of his liver. he spent almost six years on the transplant list before finally receiving a liver. >> i said i'm going to do everything in my power to give myself the best chance to bounce back strong from this. >> reporter: and he did. his body reacted well to the transplanted liver. >> like a new engine got dropped in me. that summer, my best snowboard results ever and was on the world cup podium four times. >> reporter: in 2002, he becames first-ever organ transplant resip dwroont compete in the olympics. won bronze in parallel giant slalom but he didn't forget how...

Klug's body reacted well. >> like a new engine got dropped in. just seven weeks later he was back on the board. >> i was on the world cup podium four times. he became the first ever to compete in the olympics. he won bronze and he doesn't forget how he got there. he started the foundation to bring organ donors and recipients. the heroes that make people like me recipients enable us to have a second chance. >> this father of two is not taking that second chance lightly. in his words, enjoy the ride. don't take a turn for granted. doctor sanjay gupta, cnn

Choice. live or die. >> i was pretty fortunate that i was able to get a 12-step program. i went nine years straight and i was afraid to miss a meeting. >> he began to change, but his friends didn't. >> just because i stopped drinking, didn't mean everything else did. everybody i associated with drank and drank hard. the first two years was really tough. >> the consequences were dire. >> i had a partner. he was 35 years old. i got sober and he didn't. he died the same year. >> that's why senior who is now sober for 29 years continues to share his story. >> after 12 years of tv, being myself and...

More likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers. the first warning on the pack in 1966 was a major under statement. cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health. today it gets right to the point. causes lung cancer, heart disease and more. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. >> we continue on. we want to begin with the new information we are getting about the deadly weekend shooting at the mall in maryland. it reopened a couple of hours ago are if the first time since the shooting. two people were killed saturday inside a skateboard store. the shooter has been identified as darian agular....

Kid's life can be just because one person is causing them to feel their self esteem and that they're worthless. >> are we going to bully? >> no way. >> dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. [ horn honks ]