Russ and Dana Buller opening the vault

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FITNESS FANATICS
Opening the vault

Inspired by his brother and buoyed by his wife, Russ Buller is tapping into his potential

By Don Norcross
STAFF WRITER

May 11, 2007


SCOTT LINNETT / Union-Tribune
Russ Buller coached his wife, Canadian pole-vaulter Dana Ellis-Buller, to a sixth-place finish at the 2004 Athens Games. Now he has his sights on a gold medal – for himself – at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Russ Buller was having a heart-to-heart talk with his younger brother, Jordan. A former high school all-state quarterback, Jordan was struggling academically in college.

Russ told his brother he was letting an opportunity slip away, that he needed to re-focus and apply himself, in the classroom and on the football field.

Jordan listened during the drive in their Lake Charles, La., hometown, then turned the pressure back in Russ' face.

“What about you?â€Â