Exclusive Q&A: Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs

1 on 1 with Olympian Jordan Burroughs
1 on 1 with Olympian Jordan Burroughs

With his sights set on another gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, superstar wrestler Jordan Burroughs stopped by AOL headquarters to hang out before heading down to the Games.

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He discussed the interesting reason he started wrestling from the very beginning, his goals for the future and how his new partnership with Hershey's aligns perfectly with his wrestling career.

Hershey's unveiled its partnership with U.S. gymnast Simone Biles in its first-ever Olympic Games advertising campaign, "Hello From Home", joining Burroughs and 2012 U.S. Paralympic gold-medalist Mallory Weggemann as part of Hershey's Olympic Games roster.

"Hello From Home" features three super-star athletes as well as their family and friends who have been by their side throughout their journey to compete at the Olympic Games. The magic of the campaign is unveiled when the athletes' open their iconic Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars to find "hellos from home," hand-written notes of encouragement, love and support from those closet to them – their family and friends.

Here's Jordan's incredibly touching video:

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