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Jeff Bauman

Jeff Bauman

Subject of the Movie Stronger, Boston Marathon Bombing Hero & Best-Selling Author

As the cover of Jeff Bauman’s New York Times bestseller, Stronger reads: “I saw the bomber.

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As the cover of Jeff Bauman’s New York Times bestseller, Stronger reads: “I saw the bomber. He took my legs, but he didn’t break me… He only made me STRONGER.” This inspiring Marathon survivor story, told in the major motion picture starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Jeff Bauman, has already captured the hearts of millions of readers. Now, the everyday hero who came to personify “Boston Strong” is leaving speaking audiences moved and uplifted by his firsthand account of triumph over tragedy and the power of the human spirit.

In the flash of the infamous bomb blast, Jeff Bauman went from being an ordinary 27-year-old guy cheering on his girlfriend at the finish line to a double amputee fighting for his life. The next day, victim turned to hero when he awoke from multiple surgeries. Groggy and unable to speak, Jeff asked for a pad and paper and wrote down: “Saw the guy. Looked right at me.” With these seven words, Jeff Bauman set off one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history and earned accolades as a hero. Months of intensive rehabilitation followed. At each turn, Jeff faced his new circumstances with grace, humor, and an unwavering determination to walk again. Described by the filmmakers of Stronger as an “unlikely path toward a love story, and healing and recovery and acceptance of being deemed a hero when he didn’t believe in himself,” Jeff’s transformational journey is a story for our times.

A popular inspirational speaker, Jeff Bauman’s optimistic, hopeful and highly motivational keynotes celebrate the remarkable human beings who triumphed over terror and the power within each of us to overcome any obstacle.

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Stronger: A Conversation with Jeff Bauman

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Jeff Bauman On Life After The Boston Marathon Bombing | CONAN on TBS
Jake Gyllenhaal And Jeff Bauman Talk About Inspiring New Film ‘Stronger’ | TODAY

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