“It’s not about winning, it’s about the journey and the lessons you learn along the way”

Yesterday I posted a little about meeting Jon Montgomery, the gold-medal winning skeleton athlete.As I mentioned, he spoke for a few minutes. He is available as a speaker, and based on the couple of minutes he spoke for, I’m sure he does a good job at giving motivating speeches. I recorded his speech, and have…

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Jon Montgomery at Imax Theater in March 2010

Yes, I know that I am over 3 months late on this one, but better late than never… Back in March, the Niagara Falls IMAX Theatre hosted a free evening where they were previewing a new film called Extreme. To help with the promotion, they brought in Jon Montgomery. Jon won a gold-medal in skeleton…

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Extreme athlete brings gold

From the Niagara Falls Review: About the only thing faster than Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery going downhill on his skeleton is how quickly his popularity across the country has exploded. From his joyous acceptance of the gold medal to his spontaneous beer-jug hoisting celebration on the streets of Whistler, B.C., Montgomery has become a…

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