Anthony Robles
The subject of a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome, Anthony Robles shares his extraordinary, against-all-odds story of becoming a three-time NCAA champion wrestler, despite being born with one leg.
One of the most inspirational athletes in sports history and a true symbol of courage and perseverance, Anthony Robles was born with one leg and grew up to become an unstoppable phenomenon in NCAA wrestling, competing against able-bodied challengers, ultimately winning the NCAA Champion title, and inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Lighting up the stage with his authentic positivity and charisma, Anthony shares with audiences his personal strategies for success: A limitless belief in self, unrelenting determination, and the motivation to do things no one ever thought possible.
The recipient of the “Jimmy V Perseverance Award” at the ESPN ESPYs and the NFL’s “Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award,” Anthony is a Nike athlete, the first signed to an agreement after having retired from active participation in a sport. He is currently ESPN's NCAA wrestling analyst and expert, and the wrestling analyst for the Pac-12 Network as well. He was inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame; appointed by President Obama as a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition; and was a member of the Presidential Delegation to the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Games.
Anthony’s incredible story was chronicled in the acclaimed film based on his memoir, Unstoppable, produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production company in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios. The film opened to wide acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival 2024 and was hailed as “Nothing short of extraordinary” by Variety.
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Anthony exceeded our expectations as a motivational speaker. Over the last three years, I have been responsible for six speakers, including two that were featured on TED. While all of them were great, none of them were as well-received as Anthony. He is the only presenter to have received a standing ovation.
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