Ruben Gonzalez attributes much of his success in life to his beliefs that "life is an adventure" and that "you must dare to chase your dreams." In 1984, Ruben started training for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. His sport - The Luge. Hurling down an icy track at over 80 MPH. Most Olympic luge athletes began luging at age 12. Ruben first got on a luge sled at age 21. The challenges Ruben had to overcome make Ruben's story powerful. Ruben has been called "the Rudy of the Olympics." He went on to compete in the Albertville Olympics and in the Salt Lake City Olympics (at the age of 39). He was selected to be an Olympic Torchbearers because of the way he embodies the Olympic Spirit and for inspiring others to reach new heights. Armed with the same energy and dedication that he put into his athletic career, Ruben brings to audiences of all sizes and backgrounds a truly unique, truly memorable performance that teaches as it entertains, and inspires as it motivates. Ruben Gonzalez is the author of "The Courage to Succeed, " and "Becoming Unstoppable." Ruben co-stars in the motivational movie “Pass It On” where he was asked to share his insights on what it really takes to succeed at work and in life. His column “High Achievement” appears in major publications across the nation. He delivers over 90 presentations a year to organizations and corporations around the globe about taking action to create long lasting success. Ruben will inspire and equip your people to achieve more than ever before. Titles The Courage to Succeed Topics Sports, Self-improvement, Motivation, Performance, Goal-setting, Success, Minority Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $15,000 or more Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State TX Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.