From Prison To Rio Olympics with Tony Hoffman

This week Coach Blu speaks to Tony Hoffman a top-ranked BMX amateur with multiple endorsements to a man in trouble when in 2004 Tony committed a home invasion armed robbery and was ultimately sent to prison for two years. Violating his probation and in the depths of addiction, he made a choice and a promise to himself that ultimately saved his life. After paroling from prison Tony started living out his dream, with his addiction behind him. Tony is a Former BMX Elite Pro and placed 2nd at the 2016 World Championships in Medellin Colombia in the Masters Pro class. Tony coached Women’s Elite Pro, Brooke Crain, to a 4th place finish at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. His story is full of redemption as he has seen some of the highest highs, and the lowest lows. Tony has presented on the prestigious TEDx stage and his Goalcast video that went viral in February of 2020 has been viewed more than ten million times. He is the Founder and Director of The Freewheel Project, a non-profit organization that mentors thousands of youth through action sports.

Listen as they discuss the significance of turning the mess into a message and allowing the difficult times in life to become the platforms to success when you make the decision to become actively engaged rather than withdrawn and hidden. 

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