Jim Craig on Winning

JIM CRAIG has been called the backbone of a team that accomplished one of the most extraordinary and memorable sports victories of all time. Jim Craig served as the goalie that led the 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team to its Gold Medal victory at Lake Placid, one of the great moments in sports history and topic of a 2001 HBO Documentary Film. At the Lake Placid games his performance was phenomenal. Indispensable to Team U.S.A.'s epic -- what some have called miraculous -- upset of the Soviet Union was the play of Jim Craig. In the game against the Soviets, the Americans were outshot 42-16, but Jim made 39 saves, many of the spectacular variety, and his teammates scored four times. Walt Disney studios adapted the story of that Olympic triumph over the Soviets into a feature length film, titled "Miracle," which was released in February 2004. The film stars Kurt Russell as legendary Olympic head coach Herb Brooks, and Hollywood up-and-comer Eddie Cahill as Jim Craig. Today Jim Craig travels internationally as a motivational speaker, spokesperson, marketing and sales strategist, and master storyteller. He is president of Gold Medal Strategies, a Boston-area based promotions and marketing firm that also manages and represents Jim and his appearance business. Over the past 25 years, Jim has inspired, instructed, and provided strategic and winning direction for employees and associates from more than 300 organizations, including Allianz, Bayer Corporation, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Coca-Cola, Dunkin' Donuts, Evergreen Financial, GE Access, Gore Medical, John Hancock, Next Financial, Time Inc., Walt Disney, Welch's, and other companies that hold some of the world's most recognized brands. Book Jim Craig at Speakers.com. www.speakers.co...