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Tony Hoffman: Prison to the Olympics, Drug Addiction, BMX Racing, Homelessness
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Episode 4: “From Prison To The Olympics” with Tony Hoffman.
Tony Hoffman is our guest on EP 4 of The Freedom First Podcast. This Special Episode is dedicated to National Suicide Prevention Month.
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Tony Hoffman’s viral story of his triumphant journey through sports stardom, mental health struggles, substance use disorder, homelessness & his quest to coaching in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. It’s a story that pierces the hearts and minds of it’s listeners, It simply CHANGES LIVES.
Tony has been sober since May 17th, 2007. His BMX career started in high school, as he was a top-ranked BMX amateur with multiple endorsements. As a native of Clovis, Ca, where he attended Clovis High School, Tony started drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, and using prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin by his senior year. His life took a turn for the worse as he became addicted at such a young age, losing everything.
In 2004 Tony committed a home invasion armed robbery, and was ultimately sent to prison for two years in 2007. Tony had violated his probation and knows the depths of addiction, and understands the despair addicts go through as even a ten-year prison sentence threat, could not stop him from using during his probation. Tony began rebuilding his life’s purpose while he spent two years in prison. As soon as he was released, he used the positive and negatives of his life to get to where he is, today.
Today, Tony is a changed man, and inspires so many to live their life with purpose. Tony is a former Professional BMX racer, top BMX coach, Olympic coach, founder of a non profit organization called the @freewheelproject, along with several other business. Tony has been sober for over 12 years and is now one of the top motivational speakers in the country, traveling over 200 days a year to speak at schools, conferences and business all over the United States. Tony has dedicated his life, to bringing awareness around the country, describing how dangerous prescription pill and heroin abuse are, as well as advocating a shift in thinking towards current addiction-recovery processes.
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DRUG ADDICTION • MENTAL HEALTH • RECOVERY • FAITH • TRIUMPH
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Follow Tony Hoffman on Instagram @tonymhoffman and visit his website www.tonyhoffmanspeaking.com for more information.
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Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeart Radio, YouTube and all other streaming platforms (LINK IN BIO)🎙
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Projects:
@americanaddictioncenters Film “SANCTIFIED: The Tony Hoffman Story”
Watch Tony Hoffman's Viral Goalcast Video
Tony Hoffman's Ted Talk
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