13 Facts About Dan Millman

Daniel Jay Millman was born on February 22,1946 and is an American author and lecturer in the personal development field.

Dan Millman is best known for the movie Peaceful Warrior, based on his own life and taken from one of his books.

Dan Millman attended John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, where he was recognized along with another student as a Co-Senior Athlete of the Year.

Dan Millman represented the United States in the 1965 Maccabiah Games, winning four gold medals in gymnastics.

In September 1966, just before his senior year at the University of California, Berkeley, Dan Millman's motorcycle collided with a car.

Dan Millman suffered a shattered right femur, requiring surgical repair and a bone marrow transplant with a steel nail inserted in his femur.

Dan Millman actively pursued rehabilitation and was able to return to gymnastics as co-captain of his team which won the 1968 NCAA Gymnastics Championships in Tucson, Arizona.

Dan Millman was the last male athlete to perform for the college on the high bar; he had his best-ever routine and perfect landing which clinched the team title.

In 1968, Dan Millman served as director of gymnastics at Stanford University, where he coached US Olympian Steve Hug and brought the Stanford team to national prominence.

In 1972, at the invitation of Jack Scott, a sports activist, Dan Millman joined a program of athletic reform at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio as an assistant professor of physical education.

In 1985, Dan Millman began to produce audio and video programs.

Dan Millman's work is generally connected to the "human potential movement".

Dan Millman has authored 17 books as of 2015 which have been published in 29 languages.