According to 800-CEO-READ’s June 2009 best seller list, corporate America is enjoying Dara Torres’ first book, Age Is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life. From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams.
For more information on Dara Torres, please contact us at info@speakinc.com
Mark Buehrle pitched a perfect game on Thursday. The White Sox pitcher did not let a runner reach base, leading his team to a 5-0 victory over the Tampa Devil Rays at U.S. Cellular Field. Center fielder, Dewayne Wise helped keep the perfect game intact with his game saving catch. President Obama, a White Sox fan, called Buehrle to congratulate him and referred to the game as an “unbelievable achievement.”
With baseball season in full swing, organizations are looking to baseball greats to draw analogies between the world of sports and business. Some audience favorites include: Tommy Lasorda, Dusty Baker, Sparky Anderson, Jim Bouton, Steve Garvey and Johnny Bench.
For more information, please contact us at info@speakinc.com
The 17th Annual ESPY Awards, which honor current and past athletes, were last night on ESPN. This year’s host was Samuel L. Jackson.
This year, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Michael Phelps ended Tiger Woods’ 5-year reign as Best Male Athlete.
Other winners include:
Best Coach-Manager - Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
Best Breakthrough Athlete - Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Best Male Athlete With A Disability - Jason Lester, Ironman
Best Female Athlete With A Disability - Erin Popovich, Swimming
Best Baseball Player - Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Best NBA Player - LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Best WNBA Player - Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Best NFL Player - Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
Best NHL Player - Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Best MLS Player - Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
Best Male Action Sports Athlete - Shaun White, Snow/Skate boarding
Best Female Action Sports Athlete - Maya Gabeira, Surfing
Best Driver - Jimmie Johnson
Best Male Golfer - Tiger Woods
Best Female Golfer - Lorena Ochoa
Best Male Tennis Player - Roger Federer
Best Female Tennis Player - Serena Williams
Special Award: Arthur Ashe Courage Award presented to an individual for their personal courage or charitable works outside the sports arena - President Nelson Mandela.
For information on sport speakers, contact us at info@speakinc.com.
As any golf enthusiast can tell you, the 138th British Open is being contested this week, July 16-19, at the spectacular Alisa Course at Turnberry in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Which of the 156 amazing golfers will hold the trophy on Sunday? It is anyone’s guess.
One thing is for certain though…the excitement of this championship creates interest in celebrity golfers available to appear at corporate and association events.
Below is a list of golf greats who can attend your event for a meet-and-greet or to share their insights on what it takes to be a champion:
Annika Sorenstam
Ben Crenshaw
David Feherty
Gary McCord
Jim Nantz
Johnny Miller
Natalie Gulbis
In addition, if you have a golf theme or want to add some levity to the evening, check out golf comic, TP Mulrooney, whose goal is “to be funny about the game without making fun of the game.”
For information on golfers or other sports speakers, contact us at info@speakinc.com.
Yesterday it was announced that Governor Sarah Palin has signed a book deal with HarperCollins. The book is to be published sometime in the spring of 2010.
The book will not only be about her political years: mayor to governor of Alaska and a Vice President-elect. The book will also give details of her personal life: being a working mom, having a son overseas in the military, a son with Down Syndrome, and a daughter with an unplanned pregnancy.
There are many people who have written incredible books about their life experiences: Suzanne Somers, Bertice Berry, Steve Wozniak, Sidney Poitier; just to name a few. If your group would be interested in any of these authors/speakers or any other autobiographical authors, please contact us at Speak Inc.
WIMBLEDON, England - With Pete Sampras watching from the front row, Roger Federer won his sixth Wimbledon championship this past.
Sunday against Andy Roddick after more than four and a quarter hours of play on Centre Court. It was Federer’s 15th Grand Slam tennis title, breaking Sampras’ record.
The excitement of this match creates interest in celebrated tennis players such as Billie Jean King, John McEnroe, and Venus and Serena Williams.
For more information on how tennis greats can appear at your event for a meet-and-greet or to share their insights on what it takes to be a champion, contact Speak, Inc. at info@speakinc.com.
The farewell to Michael Jackson started yesterday with a private service at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills. It was followed by a memorial program in Los Angeles with celebrities, family and friends in attendance.
Here is a recap of the event:
Smokey Robinson (reading letter from Diana Ross)
Andrae Crouch Choir, “We Are Going to See the King”
Pastor Lucious Smith
Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz, “I’ll Be There”
Queen Latifah (reading a poem from Maya Angelou, “We Had Him”)
Lionel Richie, “Jesus Is Love”
Berry Gordy, founder, Motown Records
Stevie Wonder, “Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer”
Kobe Bryant and Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Jennifer Hudson, “Will You Be There”
Rev. Al Sharpton
John Mayer, “Human Nature”
Brooke Shields (recalling how they “laughed”)
Jermaine Jackson, “Smile”
Bernice King and Martin Luther King III
Rep. Sheila Jackson
Lee Usher, “Gone Too Soon”
Smokey Robinson
Shaheen Jafargholi (Britain’s Got Talent), “Who’s Lovin’ You Now”
Kenny Ortega (director of Jackson’s London concerts)
Jackson’s concert singers, “We Are the World” and “Heal the World”
Jermaine Jackson
Marlon Jackson
Paris Michael Katherine Jackson
Goodbye Michael, you will be missed … but your music will live on forever!
is a reality television show about the Gosselin family, consisting of parents Jon and Kate and their eight children: fraternal twins and sextuplets. The show follows the family through their daily lives, focusing on the joys and challenges of raising multiple children. On June 22, 2009, legal proceedings were initiated to dissolve the ten-year marriage of Jon and Kate Gosselin. Both parents have repeatedly noted that their children’s well being comes first in this situation. The challenge for Jon & Kate will now be raising their children as single parents while trying to maintain a sense of balance in their own lives.
If your group would like some ideas on how to balance their lives, here are a few of the speakers we suggest: Eileen McDargh, Laura Stack or Mary LoVerde. For information on other balance speakers, contact us at info@speakinc.com.
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