Mike Horn isn't a cricketer or a footballer, but sportspersons from both these disciplines hold him in high regard. An explorer who sets himself into the unknown, Horn has done a solo trip around the equator without any motorised transport, circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle, and in 2006, walked to the North Pole during permanent darkness. His pole to pole expedition which lasted two years involved a circumnavigation of the globe without any support or motorised transport.

"The impossible exists only until we find a way to make it possible."

Horn's life itself is a lesson, and his experiences, an inspiration for a lifetime. And it's the storytelling of his experiences that creates an irresistible aura, inspiring his audiences to push their limits in their walks of life.

Horn's association with motivational speaking, in sports, started when his good friend Gary Kirsten summoned him to speak to the Indian cricket team ahead of the tough South Africa series in 2010. His session helped the players to go and explore the unknown and, as a result, they did well in SA. His next stint was ahead of the