HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Warren County) — Centenary College will welcome motivational speaker, entrepreneur and three-sport USA athlete Robert Anthony to campus Tuesday, Oct. 13, for a free presentation targeted on resilience, perseverance and overcoming adversity.
Anthony will share his “Something Is Doable” message at 5 p.m. in Reeves Gymnasium. The occasion is free and open to Centenary college students, school and workers in addition to the general public.
Anthony is a motivational speaker, actor, mannequin and founding father of Limb Doable. He has represented the USA in amputee soccer, paratriathlon and volleyball.
Born with fibular hemimelia, Anthony grew to become a below-the-knee amputee when he was 10 months previous.
His journey was featured within the Emmy-nominated documentary “Ready,” and he has appeared on “American Ninja Warrior,” “Ink Grasp” and “Returning the Favor” with Mike Rowe.
Anthony has shared his message with greater than 100,000 college students and has spoken for organizations together with Nike, CNBC, Microsoft and the U.S. Division of Housing.
“I would like individuals to see me as somebody who conjures up them to do higher, to be higher, regardless of the circumstances,” Anthony mentioned.
Dan Armida, Centenary College’s director of athletics, acquired to know Anthony by means of their work with Group USA and mentioned Anthony’s mindset, perspective and objective stood out past his athletic accomplishments.
“Having the chance to convey Robert Anthony to Centenary is extremely significant as a result of his message represents what we would like our college students to grasp about themselves and their potential,” mentioned Dan Armida, Director of Athletics, Centenary College.
Via his “Something Is Doable” message, Anthony encourages audiences to beat adversity, acknowledge their potential and transfer past what they beforehand believed was doable. His group, Limb Doable, seeks to exhibit the power to beat bodily limitations.
“Anthony’s message aligns completely with our whole-student and whole-athlete philosophy at Centenary,” Armida mentioned. “We wish to put together our college students not simply to reach competitors or within the classroom, but in addition to develop the arrogance, resilience, self-awareness, and sense of objective that may serve them all through their lives. I consider our college students will stroll away from their time with Rob considering in a different way about adversity, chance and, most significantly, what they consider is feasible for themselves.”
