{"id":36759,"date":"2017-05-31T11:51:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/olympian-alex-gregorys-secret-to-motivation"},"modified":"2017-05-31T11:51:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:51:24","slug":"olympian-alex-gregorys-secret-to-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/olympian-alex-gregorys-secret-to-motivation","title":{"rendered":"Olympian Alex Gregory’s Secret to Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How did Double Olympic Gold medalist rower Alex Gregory<\/a><\/b> excel under tremendous pressure in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics? How did he go from being a \u201cspare\u201d to being a central member of an extremely high-performing team?<\/p>\n

Alex has an incredible story of how he overcame repeated disappointment, and how decades of failure and disasters took him to the very edge of his belief. Our team has assembled a new promotional video to showcase Alex\u2019s fantastic speech, called \u201cThe Secret to Olympic Motivation.\u201d You can watch that here<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

Alex shares the secrets to Olympic-level motivation on the speaking circuit, dazzling audiences with anecdotes from \u2018Super Saturday\u2019 and lessons about dedication and tenacity. Plus he brings along his gold medals, posing for pictures with attendees and even letting them hold his medals.<\/p>\n

This story really hits a nerve with everybody as he describes how a failure to make the grade for the Beijing Olympics caused him to totally rethink his training and approach. Perfect for any audience where a motivational message is required, his very recent story of five world championships and two Olympic Golds is an inspiration to all.<\/p>\nPlease do let us know if you are interested in learning more about Alex\u2019s fees and availability for your next event by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.

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