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Reviews of Rulon Gardner

"Rulon did an outstanding job! Not only was his speech great, but he stuck around for two hours to sign autographs. I would absolutely recommend him for another conference."

American Skandia

"Rulon was an outstanding success at our meeting in Cancun last week. He did a great job. He really played to the audience and they loved him. His warm, open personality and sense of humor were evident both on and off-stage. At the end of the interview, he posed with the attendees while everyone took pictures."

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

"Rulon was a charmer. He is a very compelling speaker. He comes across as your all American hometown boy. We liked the tennis shoes. Another plus--he recites his presentation without ever going to the podium. His practice makes perfect. He was a hit."

Mechanical Contractors of America

"...there he is, Rulan Gardner, conqueror of the great Russian..poster boy for plain livin'. When America looks in the mirror, this is who we like to see. He grew up on a dairy farm, for goodness' sake...Rulon's father, Reed, is 70. He still works 500 acres of barley and milks 50 to 60 cows twice a day. The day Reed returned from the Olympics, he was harvesting grain...His proudest moment was not seeng Rulon beat Karelin but seeing Rulon get his degree."

Paul Daugherty from Gardner is a Guy You Can Like, Cincinnati Enquirer, June 2001

"...For over an hour he mesmerized them, telling them to avoid drinking and drugs. He encouraged them to listen to their parents, schoolteachers and other leaders. He told them to go for their dreams and do something better with their lives than cruise main street."

Terry Bennett from Not to Big to Be Small, September 2000