Brianna and Jeremy had the privilege of having dinner tonight with Ruben Gonzalez, thee time Olympian, motivational speaker and author. He has an amazing story of triumph.
In 1984, at the age of 21, Ruben decided he wanted to compete in the Olympics and started training to compete in the Luge at the 1988 Calgary Olympic Games. And he made it!
Then he qualified again for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and again for the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games.
He is now in the process of qualifying for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancuver, Canada, and if he makes it he will be the first person in history to participate in the Winter Olympics in 4 different decades.
Here is a video of one of his motivational talks.
In 1984, at the age of 21, Ruben decided he wanted to compete in the Olympics and started training to compete in the Luge at the 1988 Calgary Olympic Games. And he made it!
Then he qualified again for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and again for the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games.
He is now in the process of qualifying for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancuver, Canada, and if he makes it he will be the first person in history to participate in the Winter Olympics in 4 different decades.Here is a video of one of his motivational talks.
I followed him on stage in Memphis this past weekend and it was a privilege to share the stage with such an awesome winner. It just happened that he was talking at some local schools in Visalia this week so we were able to meet for dinner tonight.
1 comment:
What an awesome opportunity. So neat that you were able to connect in VISALIA of all places!!! How awesome you shared the stage with Reuben in Memphis. Such a great opportunity!!! So inspiring!
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