Back when I was 16-18 I raced a kid named Tony Hoffman coming up the amateur ranks. Tony comes from a great supportive family, and at that time he had good sponsor support from companies like Fox Racing and Spy Optic. Tony was at the top of his age class in 19-27 expert when his life took a turn for the worst. Tony went from the top of the podium, to running with the wrong crowd, being strung out on drugs, to being homeless, to spending 23 and a half months in prison for armed robbery. Now at age 26, Tony has been out of prison for 16 months, is back on his bike with Olympic aspirations. I'm a firm believer that everyone deserves a second chance and Tony is definitely making the most out of his. A Bmx website did an interview with him and it's such a success story, read it here.
