Misty May -Treanor
Having won more tournaments than any other female player with 103 career wins, Misty May-Treanor and teammate Kerri Walsh have dominated professional beach volleyball and were gold medalists at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Misty was recently on Dancing with the Stars when she was injured during a dance ending her run on the show.
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- Celebrities /
- Olympians /
- Team Building
Cary Mullen
As an Olympian and World Cup Champion, and having survived three nearly fatal crashes, Cary Mullen knows what it takes to succeed in the face of adversity. He gives audiences fresh insight from the competitive world of sports that parallels the competitive world of business and life.
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- Goal Setting /
- Innovation /
- Inspiration /
- Leadership /
- Motivation /
- Olympians /
- Overcoming Adversity
Vince Poscente
Does your company speak in one voice? Share one vision? Move in unison? Act as one? At age 26, Vince decided to take up speed skiing and pursue it competitively. Only 4 years later, he was vying for Gold in the Winter Olympics. Vince delivers a series of proven strategies for attaining and sustaining peak performance, on both a corporate and individual level.
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- Business Motivation /
- Change Management /
- Empowerment Skills /
- Goal Setting /
- Humor /
- Inspiration /
- Leadership /
- Motivation /
- Olympians /
- Peak Performance /
- Personal Growth /
- Strategy
Dara Torres
Dara Torres is the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympics and one of few to win a medal in each. At the age of 40 and only 15 months after giving birth to her first child, she won gold in the 100 meter freestyle and later broke her own American record in the 50 meter freestyle, a record she set 26 year earlier at the age of 15.
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- Motivation /
- Olympians /
- Peak Performance
Jim Craig
Member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, Jim Craig was remembered as the "Miracle On Ice" player who draped himself in the U.S. flag and skated the rink after the victory. Jim is now a professional marketing consultant and speakers to corporate audiences across the U.S.
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- Hockey /
- Motivation /
- Olympians /
- Team Building
Mia Hamm
Widely regarded as one of the world's best female soccer players, Mia Hamm has had an enormous impact on the sport. Mia helped lead her team in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games to the gold and in 1999 in front of 40 million viewers in the USA alone, Mia and her team took the championship. Mia is actively involved in numerous charities and is constantly striving to promote and further women's athletics and the sport of soccer.
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- Olympians /
- Soccer
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton is author of the new best-selling book The Great Eight: How To Be Happy Even When You Have Every Reason To Feel Miserable and starting in March 2009, Scott will be a contestant on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. This year Scott celebrates the 25th anniversary of his Winning The Gold, his 50th Birthday, and the birth of his second son, Maxx. He signed a new, three-year, sports commentator deal with NBC Sports. He is a busy man.
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- Inspiration /
- Motivation /
- Olympians /
- Overcoming Adversity /
- Survivor
Mike Schlappi
When motivational speaker Mike Schlappi takes the floor, a dazzling smile greets you. Then you notice the wheelchair. If ever a man was defined by what he can do instead of what he can't do, it's Gold Medalist and Author Mike Schlappi. At the age of 14, Mike had expectations of a career in sports as a top notch athlete. A gunshot to the chest at point blank range challenged his dreams. He would never walk again. After months of rigorous physical therapy, he began playing basketball from his wheelchair and went on to become a standout athlete.
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- Basketball /
- Inspiration /
- Motivation /
- Olympians /
- Overcoming Adversity /
- Peak Performance /
- Personal Growth
Bonnie Blair
The most successful American athlete in the history of the Olympics, Bonnie Blair is the proud recipient of five gold medals. She is considered one of the top ten Winter Olympic athletes of all time and is the fastest U.S. speed skater ever. Since retiring in 1995, Bonnie delivers motivational speeches and donates her time to numerous charities through the Bonnie Blair Charitable Fund.
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- Motivation /
- Olympians /
- Sports
Tony Meola
One of the most recognizable soccer players in the United States, Tony Meola plays for the New York Red Bull in the MLS. Tony was given the Thurman Munson Award which honors sports figures for humanitarian work, in recognition of his involvement with various children's charities. Tony co-starred in an off-Broadway play, Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding and has appeared in numerous adds.
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- Celebrities /
- Celebrity /
- Inspiration /
- Leadership /
- Motivation /
- Olympians /
- Soccer /
- Team Building /
- Sports


