Pat Croce graced the cover of Success magazine as the first person to ascend from the training room to the boardroom of a professional sports team. His remarkable success as a physical therapist and pioneer in the sports medicine field to the colorful leader responsible for the resurrection of the Philadelphia 76ers as a NBA championship contender has been defined as one of the most amazing stories in sports history.
Through his business savvy, dynamic personality, and emphasis on customer service, Croce created Sports Physical Therapists, a sports medicine empire of 40 centers in 11 states, into a top-ten finalist for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Following the sale of his company, Croce focused his entrepreneurial spirit and indestructible positive attitude on the purchase of the NBA's last place team, the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. During his 5-year tenure as President, the team rose from worse to first in the NBA standings and broke franchise records in attendance, revenue, merchandise, and consecutive wins on the way to the NBA Championships against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001.
Croce next tackled television as a lively commentator on the NBA on NBC, a Tae Kwon Do commentator for the Summer Olympic Games 2004 in Greece (Croce is a 4th degree Black Belt), and during that same year hosted a nationally syndicated daily TV show Pat Croce: Moving In for Sony Pictures Television. His most recent role was as a panel judge on ABC's American Inventor.
Croce continues to fill requests as a nationally-renowned motivational speaker, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller, I Feel Great and You Will Too!, the motivational tome 110%, and the business book Lead or Get Off the Pot!
Croce was the proud recipient of the "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award, featured on the cover of Inc magazine as "The Dale Carnegie of the 21st Century," and honored with A&E Biography's "Community Hero" Award. He continues to thrive as a serial entrepreneur with interests in the fields of entertainment, technology, and lifestyle.
Pat Croce graced the cover of Success magazine as the first person to ascend from the training room to the boardroom of a professional sports team. His remarkable success as a physical therapist and pioneer in the sports medicine field to the colorful leader responsible for the resurrection of the Philadelphia 76ers as a NBA championship contender has been defined as one of the most amazing stories in sports history.
Through his business savvy, dynamic personality, and emphasis on customer service, Croce created Sports Physical Therapists, a sports medicine empire of 40 centers in 11 states, into a top-ten finalist for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Following the sale of his company, Croce focused his entrepreneurial spirit and indestructible positive attitude on the purchase of the NBA's last place team, the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. During his 5-year tenure as President, the team rose from worse to first in the NBA standings and broke franchise records in attendance, revenue, merchandise, and consecutive wins on the way to the NBA Championships against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001.
Croce next tackled television as a lively commentator on the NBA on NBC, a Tae Kwon Do commentator for the Summer Olympic Games 2004 in Greece (Croce is a 4th degree Black Belt), and during that same year hosted a nationally syndicated daily TV show Pat Croce: Moving In for Sony Pictures Television. His most recent role was as a panel judge on ABC's American Inventor.
Croce continues to fill requests as a nationally-renowned motivational speaker, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller, I Feel Great and You Will Too!, the motivational tome 110%, and the business book Lead or Get Off the Pot!
Croce was the proud recipient of the "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award, featured on the cover of Inc magazine as "The Dale Carnegie of the 21st Century," and honored with A&E Biography's "Community Hero" Award. He continues to thrive as a serial entrepreneur with interests in the fields of entertainment, technology, and lifestyle.
Achieve The Impossible
Using equal doses of enthusiasm, passion and humor, Croce's storytelling touches on his historic rise from the training room to the board room of the Philadelphia 76ers, his remarkable recovery from a devastating motorcycle accident, and his belief in the power of...
Motivation Mojo
Pat Croce was featured on the cover of Inc. magazine as "The Dale Carnegie of the 21st Century." He was named "Best Motivator" by Sales & Marketing Management magazine. And he graced the cover of Success magazine with his empire-building secrets. Today Croce continues to fill weekly requests as a nationally renowned motivational speaker bringing audiences - from grade schools to Fortune 500 companies - to their feet.
Through his books,...
Freakin' Fitness
Pat Croce was always a fitness enthusiast, beginning in high school with his energetic involvement in gym class and participation in a variety of sports. He attended West Chester University (1972-1974) with a major in Health and Physical Education, and played defensive safety on the varsity football team. After two years, he transferred to the University of Pittsburgh to concurrently obtain a degree in Physical Therapy and certification in Athletic Training, making him one of the rare...
Spinning Plates
Pat Croce compares his ability to focus his attention on numerous activities at once to that of a plate spinner. With a multitude of business endeavors, community initiatives, outdoor adventures, personal appearances, and family commitments on his daily action plan, Croce evokes the ubiquitous variety-show entertainer who would wow audiences with his stack of plates and corresponding rods. The plate spinner would start by spinning one plate on the tip of a stationary vertical rod, and then...
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Ernst & Young
On-Site
G.E., Global Director, Ernst & Young
Pat Croce's presentation at the 'Entrepreneur of the Year Awards' was one of the highlights of the weekend. 'Extremely inspiring,' 'The best I've heard in ten years attending the program,' 'An amazing speaker and truly motivating' were just a few of the comments we received. The standing ovation you received was well-deserved and genuine. I don't remember a standing ovation for any other speaker in the 16 years of the event!
Amgen
On-Site
G.M., EVP, Worldwide Sales, Amgen
It is rare that an outside speaker connects so well with the heart and minds of a group. Pat Croce and Colin Powell are the two best I have had the privilege of experiencing.
On-Site
S.R.C.
You will sense that the 'learnings' Pat Croce shares are really his 'earnings.' In other words, he earned these lessons, often the hard way. Moreover, he's so authentic and so in touch with these processes of growth, that at times, you will feel you are overhearing his most intimate conversations.
