{"id":36874,"date":"2016-11-09T08:50:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T13:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/meet-rio-2016-gold-medal-winner-alex-gregory"},"modified":"2016-11-09T08:50:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T13:50:41","slug":"meet-rio-2016-gold-medal-winner-alex-gregory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/meet-rio-2016-gold-medal-winner-alex-gregory","title":{"rendered":"Meet Rio 2016 Gold Medal Winner, Alex Gregory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever met an Olympic champion? Or held an Olympic gold medal in your hand? Nor had we until we met double gold medalist rower <a href=\"\/speakers\/alex-gregory\/\">Alex Gregory<\/a>. And now you can also meet him, hear his incredible story. And he will bring along his gold medals.<\/p>\n<p>Alex has an amazing story of how he overcame repeated disappointment, how a decade of failures and disasters took him to the very edge of his belief and how with determination and tenacity he became a winner in London 2012 and Rio 2016<\/p>\n<p>This story really hits a nerve with everybody as he describes how a failure to make the grade for the Beijing Olympics made him 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>\n<p>He can tailor his talk to your audience but his topics include:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>The importance of setting true goals<\/strong> &#8211; Everyone sets goals, but what do they really mean?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dealing with pressure<\/strong> &#8211; Alex has sat on the start line of two Olympic finals. 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