'Ron White memory training expert and two time USA Memory Champion.' I like the sound of that!! But to be honest I like the sound of, 'Ron White memory training expert and 3 time USA Memory Champion' even better!! :) Before I share with you what my memory training schedule looks like and how I prepare myself for a memory tournament I would like to encourage YOU to participate in a memory tournament one day.
Let it be known that memorizing facts and numbers can get you worldwide recognition, as evidenced by Joshua Foer, the 2006 Memory Champion. He landed a $1.25 million dollar book deal from Penguin Press. Moonwalking with Einstein: the Art and Science of Remembering Everything will be available in bookstores on March 3, 2011.
Ron White memorizing cards at the 2009 World Memory Championship in London. In this attempt Ron shuffled through a deck of cards in 1 min and 17 seconds (roughly) and then (not shown in the video) attempted to assemble a second deck of cards to match the deck he has just seen. It was not a success, he flip flopped two cards.
“I have hired a navy seal. Navy seals are the coolest guys under pressure. People are shooting bullets at them and their heart rate is not going up. So I hired a navy seal to... how do I handle pressure, how do I remain calm. So that’s what he coached me on. And it worked.”