Ira Riklis is not short on praise! He wrote a letter to Jim Craig an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 1980 U.S. “Miracle on Ice” Hockey Team. Ira loved the speech so much that he reached out to Jim to let him know. It was a thoughtful touch. Not an email mind you, a letter….
This is what Jim Craig’s web site says:
[excerpt from letter Jim Craig received following his participation in a Sutherland Capital Management business round] “To say that you contributed to their ‘education’ would not properly state the case. I feel that you got through to them on a level which I will never be able to reach. They hung on your every word. I must say that I loved the way you challenged them ? I really understand the quote from Herb Brooks at the end of the movie when he talks about his proudest moment being as he watched the 20 men who were willing to give so much of themselves receive their gold medals.”
Ira Riklis, CEO, Sutherland Capital Management