Motivational Speakers

Paul Martin helps companies view adversity as the catalyst for success. He shows us that it's often the perception of adversity that grinds the wheels to a halt and that the struggle is what actually advances us.

Paul's attitude for optimism started early. Time spent in a foster home in his teenage years motivated him to create a better life and soon earned a mechanical engineering degree. This degree was awarded just six months before a car accident led to the amputation of Paul's left leg five inches below the knee.

Attitude, optimism and work-ethic are his go-to tools and these have directly helped him complete ten Ironman Triathlons and he currently holds the world record for leg amputees. (At that 2005 record-setting race, he finished 89th out of nearly 2000 able-bodied athletes!) He also won the Disabled Cycling World Championships in 2002 and brought home silver and bronze cycling medals from the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.

Paul's critically acclaimed memoirs, One Man's Leg, have inspired thousands around the country and were later published in Japan.

Career Highlights

* Ten-time Ironman finisher and leg amputee World Record Holder - 10:09:17
* Four-time International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Champion
* Six-time USA Triathlon National Champion
* 2005 ESPN's Espy Awards Nominee for "Best Male Athlete with a Disability"
* 2004 Athens Paralympic Cycling Team - Silver in the team sprint, bronze in the individual pursuit. Also raced in Sydney in 2000.
* 2004 Boston Marathon - Personal Best, 3:24:49
* 2002 Disabled Cycling Time Trial World Champion
* 2001-04 Member of the US Amputee Hockey Team - two time World Championships silver medallists
* 1998-99 Member of the US Disabled Alpine Ski Team
* 1997 US Olympic Committee's Disabled Athlete of the Year
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