DANIEL TOPOLSKI
Successful
rowing coach
and author
of the book
‘True
Blue’
which won
‘Sport
Book of the
Year’
in 1990.
The story
has gone down
in the history
of British
sport as one
of the greatest
underdog victories
of all time,
when Oxford
– despite
the walk out
of five American
Internationals
just six weeks
before the
event –
went on to
beat Cambridge
by four boat
lengths.
A double
Rowing Blue
himself, Daniel’s
experience
of turning
the tides
in the face
of adversity
has given
him the invaluable
insight to
motivate and
inspire disparate
personalities
– some
with egos
larger than
their abilities
– to
pull together
as a team.
It’s
just such
expertise,
which makes
his talks
so relevant
to business
people in
their own
fields of
endeavour.
The type of
encouragement,
help and support
he can give
a team, also
inspires his
business audiences
to put clear
water between
themselves
and the competition.
Daniel has
also pursued
a successful
career in
media. His
book ‘True
Blue’
was made into
the feature
film shown
for the Royal
Command Performance
in 1996. An
experienced
traveller,
his BBC radio
series ‘Topolski’s
Travels’
won the 1993
Travelex Radio
award. At
the 2000 Sydney
Olympics he
was the BBC’s
commentator
covering the
hotly contested
rowing events.
“We’ve
heard Daniel
talk on a
whole range
of topics
and each time
something
has stuck
permanently
in the memory.
Even when
you’re
in a large
auditorium,
Daniel seems
to be talking
to you personally.”
James Elwin,
Senior Lecturer
in Travel
and Tourism,
Oxford Brookes
University
“We
found his
analogies
between rowing
and business
and his tale
of guts and
determination
to succeed
against all
odds a powerful
inspirational
tool.”
Charles Davies,
CEO, Norwich
Holdings SA
Ltd
“To
a group of
cynics Daniel
Topolski was
like a breath
of fresh air.
He made the
comparisons
between business
and sport
become real
to all of
our delegates
and they left
with a feeling
that integrity
and good sportsmanship
are essential
in not only
one’s
sporting life
but also in
business life.”
Michael Ness,
President,
Trafalgar
Management
Services Ltd
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