Travis Roy
Twenty years ago, Travis Roy became paralyzed from the neck down when he hit the boards 11 seconds into his first college hockey game. Mr. Roy spoke impassionedly to students about setting goals, meeting challenges, showing respect, and the power of love. He established the Travis Roy Foundation in 1997, to help spinal cord injury survivors and to fund research toward developing a cure. He is the author of Eleven Seconds, and he travels the country sharing his story and message with audiences of all ages.
“There are times in life when we choose challenges and set goals, and there are times when challenges choose us. How we handle those challenges defines who we are.”