Bill Toomey

Bill Toomey believes he achieves world-class success on many fronts because of his willingness to study, think and act with unwavering discipline. Among modern sports celebrities, Toomey's candor and analytical approach make him unique. His strategies, humor, passion and life experiences can unleash the winner in each of us.

Toomey inspires audiences to visualize, set and achieve new goals. Toomey draws from his own well-documented success in overcoming competitors through strategy and discipline. His much publicized strategy of "training for a rainy day" shows the wisdom of his advice.

In training for the Olympics, he discovered that it rained during every previous Olympic decathlon competition. He put that knowledge to work. He equipped and trained for rain among other factors. During his days of competition in Mexico City, the weather turned rainy and chilly. He couldn't wait to get on the track. While the rain was a disadvantage to many competitors, it was a confidence-booster to Bill. His "bag of tricks" gave him a valuable competitive edge.

At the 1968 Games, athletics and the Civil Rights movement intertwined and ever since, Toomey has been a champion of the Civil Rights cause. Toomey's advocacy activities include outreach to underprivileged youth, creation of motivational and athletic training programs in low-income communities and prisons and civil rights for Olympic alumni.